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. : Fs97-6/3304E-PDF

"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.

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Ministère/Organisme Canada. Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre (Canada)
Titre 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.
Titre de la série Canadian technical report of fisheries and aquatic sciences, 1488-5379 ; 3304
Type de publication Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal
Langue [Anglais]
Format Électronique
Document électronique
Note(s) Issued by: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 9-10).
Includes abstracts in English and French.
Information sur la publication St. John's, NL, Canada : Science Branch, NL Region, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, 2019.
©2019
Auteur / Contributeur Han, Victoria, author.
Morris, Corey J., 1975- author.
Gregory, Robert S., author.
Porter, Daniel, 1960- author.
Sargent, Philip S., author.
Description 1 online resource (vi, 20 pages) : illustrations (some colour).
ISBN 9780660304922
Numéro de catalogue
  • Fs97-6/3304E-PDF
Descripteurs Water pollution
Harbours
Waste management
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