00000nam 2200000zi 4500 9.871513 CaOODSP 20221107163417 m o d f cr cn||||||||| 190411t20192019nfca ob f000 0 eng d 9780660304922 CaOODSP eng rda CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn-nf y0y1 Fs97-6/3304E-PDF Han, Victoria, author. Incidence of plastic and other marine debris on the seabed, disposed in rural coastal harbours / by Victoria Han, Corey J. Morris, Robert S. Gregory, Daniel Porter, and Philip S. Sargent. St. John's, NL, Canada : Science Branch, NL Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2019. ©2019 1 online resource (vi, 20 pages) : illustrations (some colour). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Canadian technical report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5379 ; 3304 Issued by: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre. Includes bibliographical references (pages 9-10). "In this ten-year study, we measured debris annually in 17 rural harbours around the Island of Newfoundland, Canada. This survey analyzed 96,412 m² of seabed video, categorized into wharf (n=9) non-wharf site (n=3) and low use (n=5) sites. For a standardized average site-survey area of 692 m², the average area containing debris was 114 m² at wharfs, 45 m² at non-wharfs, and 8 m² at low-use sites. Debris items were categorized as glass, metal, wood, plastic, paper, rubber, and unidentified. Of the plastic fraction (14%), 29% was household plastic, 25% was single-use plastics, 23% was "fishing-based"; and the remaining 23% was synthetic fabrics and "recreational" plastics (e.g., golf balls). Wharf sites had the greatest proportion of debris on average and the greatest amount of plastic debris. We suggest that more education and awareness could reduce this environmental problem"--Abstract, page v. Includes abstracts in English and French. gccst Water pollution gccst Harbours gccst Waste management Morris, Corey J., 1975- author. Gregory, Robert S., author. Porter, Daniel, 1960- author. Sargent, Philip S., author. Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans. Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre (Canada) Canadian technical report of fisheries and aquatic sciences ; 3304. (CaOODSP)9.504449 PDF 669 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/mpo-dfo/Fs97-6-3304-eng.pdf