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14643779

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-3
pubmed:abstractText
This survey evaluated the monthly accumulation rate of marine debris and the types of objects washed ashore at Volunteer Beach on East Falkland between October 2001 and March 2002. The mean (+/-SD) accumulation rate of marine debris was 77+/-25 items/km/month, of a mean weight of 17.3+/-12 kg. Forty different objects were collected and the five most frequent items were cotton fabric, string, polystyrene packing sheet, plastic packing tape and broken plastic pieces. The debris on Volunteer Beach was dominated by fishing debris; 42% of the items were discarded fishing equipment, while 39% of the items were of a packaging or associated nature. The mostly likely source of this household waste was fishing vessels, with Falkland Islands Government (FIG) fisheries observers seeing 27 of the 40 items of debris collected from Volunteer Beach being discarded from fishing vessels. It is suggested that, although further marine debris research is warranted, more effective at-sea ship waste disposal regulations are required in Falkland waters to reduce environmental and economic threats both at the local and international level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0025-326X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1534-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Marine debris surveys at Volunteer Beach, Falkland Islands, during the summer of 2001/02.
pubmed:affiliation
Falklands Conservation, P.O. Box 26, Stanley, Falkland Islands, UK. heleno@southcom.com.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article