The amount of man-made debris found on beaches and at sea has become a concern in the United States and other parts of the world. Debris washed ashore diminishes the scenic value of beaches, and while adrift at sea can endanger marine wildlife. Of particular concern is plastic debris, which can entangle or be ingested by marine mammals, seabirds, fish, and sea turtles. Through quarterly surveys of established beaches, data is gathered through the National Park Marine Debris Monitoring Program to evaluate marine debris on continental U.S. beaches.
Annual Report of National Park Marine Debris Monitoring Program: 1991 Marine Debris Surveys with Summary of Data from 1988 to 1991
1992
64 pages
Report
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English
Water Pollution & Control , Solid Wastes Pollution & Control , Biological Oceanography , Physical & Chemical Oceanography , Recreation , National parks , Water pollution , Ocean waste disposal , Land pollution , Surveys , Beaches , Plastics , Damage , Fisheries , Aquatic animals , Mammals , Birds , Turtles , Glass , Oceancurrents , Debris
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995
|National marine debris data base: Findings on beach debris reported by citizens
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995
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