North Pacific Archives - One Earth - One Ocean e. V. https://oneearth-oneocean.com/category/north-pacific/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:21:32 +0000 de-DE hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://oneearth-oneocean.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-oeoo-logo-unterzeile-blau-1-32x32.jpg North Pacific Archives - One Earth - One Ocean e. V. https://oneearth-oneocean.com/category/north-pacific/ 32 32 Marine debris in five national parks in Alaska https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2017/marine-debris-in-five-national-parks-in-alaska/ Mon, 05 Jun 2017 19:21:32 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=1324 L. Polasek, J. Bering, H. Kim, P. Neitlich, B. Pister, M. Terwilliger, K. Nicolato, C. Turner, T. Jones, Marine debris in five national parks in Alaska, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 117, Issues 1–2, 15 April 2017, Pages 371-379, ISSN 0025-326X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.085. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17301133) Abstract: Abstract Marine debris is a management issue with ecological and recreational impacts for agencies, especially on remote beaches not accessible by road. This project was implemented to remove and document marine debris from five coastal National Park Service units in Alaska. Approximately 80 km of coastline were cleaned with over 10,000 kg of debris collected. Marine debris was found at all 28 beaches surveyed. Hard plastics were found on every beach and foam was found at every beach except one. Rope/netting was the next most commonly found category, present at 23 beaches. Overall, plastic contributed to 60% of the total weight of debris. Rope/netting (14.6%) was a greater proportion of the weight from all beaches than foam (13.3%). Non-ferrous metal contributed the smallest amount of debris by weight (1.7%). The work forms a reference condition dataset of debris surveyed in the Western Arctic and the Gulf of Alaska within one season. Keywords: Alaska; Marine debris; National Park Service

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]]> L. Polasek, J. Bering, H. Kim, P. Neitlich, B. Pister, M. Terwilliger,
K. Nicolato, C. Turner, T. Jones, Marine debris in five national parks
in Alaska, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 117, Issues 1–2, 15 April
2017, Pages 371-379, ISSN 0025-326X,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.085.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17301133)
Abstract: Abstract
Marine debris is a management issue with ecological and recreational
impacts for agencies, especially on remote beaches not accessible by
road. This project was implemented to remove and document marine debris
from five coastal National Park Service units in Alaska. Approximately
80 km of coastline were cleaned with over 10,000 kg of debris collected.
Marine debris was found at all 28 beaches surveyed. Hard plastics were
found on every beach and foam was found at every beach except one.
Rope/netting was the next most commonly found category, present at 23
beaches. Overall, plastic contributed to 60% of the total weight of
debris. Rope/netting (14.6%) was a greater proportion of the weight from
all beaches than foam (13.3%). Non-ferrous metal contributed the
smallest amount of debris by weight (1.7%). The work forms a reference
condition dataset of debris surveyed in the Western Arctic and the Gulf
of Alaska within one season.
Keywords: Alaska; Marine debris; National Park Service

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]]> Plastic in Cassin’s Auklets (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) from the 2014 stranding on the Northeast Pacific Coast https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2017/plastic-in-cassins-auklets-ptychoramphus-aleuticus-from-the-2014-stranding-on-the-northeast-pacific-coast/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 19:38:49 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=1330 Hannah P. Floren, Gary W. Shugart, Plastic in Cassin’s Auklets (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) from the 2014 stranding on the Northeast Pacific Coast, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 117, Issues 1–2, 15 April 2017, Pages 496-498, ISSN 0025-326X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.076. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17301108) Abstract: Abstract Oceanic plastic debris found in the digestive tracts of seabirds includes industrial plastic pellets and post-consumer user plastics. We examined whether the amount and type of plastic ingested by Cassin’s Auklets (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) is changing by surveying the stomach contents of 171 Cassin’s Auklets stranded along the Washington and Oregon coasts in 2014. We found that 41.5% of the birds contained plastic in their ventriculi, similar to values from the North Subarctic Pacific reported in the 1980s. Industrial pellets were found in 22.8% of our samples, and accounted for 28.1% of all the plastic pieces found. Industrial pellets tended to be larger than pieces of user plastic and accounted for 40.2% of total plastic weight. These industrial pellets were significantly smaller than those found in other species, suggesting either that Cassin’s Auklets selected smaller plastic particles or that plastic was retained in ventriculi and worn down. Keywords: Microplastic; Northeast Pacific; Cassin’s Auklet; Ptychoramphus aleuticus; Marine debris; Plastic pollution

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]]> Hannah P. Floren, Gary W. Shugart, Plastic in Cassin’s Auklets
(Ptychoramphus aleuticus) from the 2014 stranding on the Northeast
Pacific Coast, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 117, Issues 1–2, 15
April 2017, Pages 496-498, ISSN 0025-326X,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.01.076.
(http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X17301108)
Abstract: Abstract
Oceanic plastic debris found in the digestive tracts of seabirds
includes industrial plastic pellets and post-consumer user plastics. We
examined whether the amount and type of plastic ingested by Cassin’s
Auklets (Ptychoramphus aleuticus) is changing by surveying the stomach
contents of 171 Cassin’s Auklets stranded along the Washington and
Oregon coasts in 2014. We found that 41.5% of the birds contained
plastic in their ventriculi, similar to values from the North Subarctic
Pacific reported in the 1980s. Industrial pellets were found in 22.8% of
our samples, and accounted for 28.1% of all the plastic pieces found.
Industrial pellets tended to be larger than pieces of user plastic and
accounted for 40.2% of total plastic weight. These industrial pellets
were significantly smaller than those found in other species, suggesting
either that Cassin’s Auklets selected smaller plastic particles or that
plastic was retained in ventriculi and worn down.
Keywords: Microplastic; Northeast Pacific; Cassin’s Auklet;
Ptychoramphus aleuticus; Marine debris; Plastic pollution

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]]> Passive buoyant tracers in the ocean surface boundary layer: 2. Observations and simulations of microplastic marine debris, https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2016/passive-buoyant-tracers-in-the-ocean-surface-boundary-layer-2-observations-and-simulations-of-microplastic-marine-debris/ Wed, 11 May 2016 19:33:53 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=1300 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015JC010840/full http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/2015JC010840/abstract Brunner, K., T. Kukulka, G. Proskurowski, and K. L. Law (2015), Passive buoyant tracers in the ocean surface boundary layer: 2. Observations and simulations of microplastic marine debris, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 120, 7559–7573, doi:10.1002/2015JC010840. Abstract This paper is the second of a two-part series that investigates passive buoyant tracers in the ocean surface boundary layer (OSBL). The first part examines the influence of equilibrium wind-waves on vertical tracer distributions, based on large eddy simulations (LESs) of the wave-averaged Navier-Stokes equation. Motivated by observations of buoyant microplastic marine debris (MPMD), this study applies the LES model and the parametric one-dimensional column model from part one to examine the vertical distributions of MPMD. MPMD is widely distributed in vast regions of the subtropical gyres and has emerged as a major open ocean pollutant whose distribution is subject to upper ocean turbulence. The models capture shear-driven turbulence, Langmuir turbulence (LT), and enhanced turbulent kinetic energy input due to breaking waves (BWs). Model results are only consistent with observations of MPMD profiles and the relationship between surface concentrations and wind speed if LT effects are included. Neither BW nor shear-driven turbulence is capable of deeply submerging MPMD, suggesting that the observed vertical MPMD distributions are a characteristic signature of wave-driven LT. Thus, this study demonstrates that LT substantially increases turbulent transport in the OSBL, resulting in deep submergence of buoyant tracers. The parametric model is applied to 11 years of observations in the North Atlantic and North Pacific subtropical gyres to show that surface measurements substantially underestimate MPMD concentrations by a factor of 3–13. Keywords: marine debris; Langmuir turbulence; microplastic; ocean surface boundary layer; breaking waves

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]]> http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/2015JC010840/full

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1002/2015JC010840/abstract

Brunner, K., T. Kukulka, G. Proskurowski, and K. L. Law (2015), Passive
buoyant tracers in the ocean surface boundary layer: 2. Observations and
simulations of microplastic marine debris, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans, 120,
7559–7573, doi:10.1002/2015JC010840.

Abstract
This paper is the second of a two-part series that investigates passive
buoyant tracers in the ocean surface boundary layer (OSBL). The first
part examines the influence of equilibrium wind-waves on vertical tracer
distributions, based on large eddy simulations (LESs) of the
wave-averaged Navier-Stokes equation. Motivated by observations of
buoyant microplastic marine debris (MPMD), this study applies the LES
model and the parametric one-dimensional column model from part one to
examine the vertical distributions of MPMD. MPMD is widely distributed
in vast regions of the subtropical gyres and has emerged as a major open
ocean pollutant whose distribution is subject to upper ocean turbulence.
The models capture shear-driven turbulence, Langmuir turbulence (LT),
and enhanced turbulent kinetic energy input due to breaking waves (BWs).
Model results are only consistent with observations of MPMD profiles and
the relationship between surface concentrations and wind speed if LT
effects are included. Neither BW nor shear-driven turbulence is capable
of deeply submerging MPMD, suggesting that the observed vertical MPMD
distributions are a characteristic signature of wave-driven LT. Thus,
this study demonstrates that LT substantially increases turbulent
transport in the OSBL, resulting in deep submergence of buoyant tracers.
The parametric model is applied to 11 years of observations in the North
Atlantic and North Pacific subtropical gyres to show that surface
measurements substantially underestimate MPMD concentrations by a factor
of 3–13.

Keywords:
marine debris; Langmuir turbulence; microplastic; ocean surface boundary
layer; breaking waves

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]]> Plastic debris crossing the Pacific can transport more species with the help of barnacles https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2016/plastic-debris-crossing-the-pacific-can-transport-more-species-with-the-help-of-barnacles/ Wed, 11 May 2016 19:02:42 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=1285 http://news.ufl.edu/articles/2016/02/plastic-debris-crossing-the-pacific-can-transport-more-species-with-the-help-of-barnacles.php Plastic debris crossing the Pacific can transport more species with the help of barnacles FEBRUARY 3, 2016 MICHELLE NEELEY PHOTOGRAPHER: MARINA GARLAND The smooth surfaces of much of the plastic waste rapidly increasing in the ocean appear to provide poor habitat for animals — that is, until barnacles step in. University of Florida researchers discovered that diverse communities of rafting animals can inhabit even the smoothest pieces of plastic debris if barnacles step in first to create complex habitat, similar to trees in a rainforest or corals in a reef. That means plastics could better transport foreign species across oceans than previously believed, said Mike Gil, who, as a doctoral candidate at UF, led the study published Jan. 27 in Scientific Reports. Now the bad news: While conservationists generally aim to preserve biological diversity, Gil said, the diversity found on plastic debris could be harmful.

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Plastic debris crossing the Pacific can transport more species with the
help of barnacles

FEBRUARY 3, 2016
MICHELLE NEELEY
PHOTOGRAPHER: MARINA GARLAND

The smooth surfaces of much of the plastic waste rapidly increasing in
the ocean appear to provide poor habitat for animals — that is, until
barnacles step in.

University of Florida researchers discovered that diverse communities of
rafting animals can inhabit even the smoothest pieces of plastic debris
if barnacles step in first to create complex habitat, similar to trees
in a rainforest or corals in a reef. That means plastics could better
transport foreign species across oceans than previously believed, said
Mike Gil, who, as a doctoral candidate at UF, led the study published
Jan. 27 in Scientific Reports.

Now the bad news: While conservationists generally aim to preserve
biological diversity, Gil said, the diversity found on plastic debris
could be harmful.

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]]> Oceanic barnacles act as foundation species on plastic debris: implications for marine dispersal https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2016/oceanic-barnacles-act-as-foundation-species-on-plastic-debris-implications-for-marine-dispersal/ Wed, 11 May 2016 19:00:08 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=1283 http://www.nature.com/articles/srep19987 Michael A. Gil & Joseph B. Pfaller Oceanic barnacles act as foundation species on plastic debris: implications for marine dispersal Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 19987 (2016) doi:10.1038/srep19987 Abstract Plastic has emerged as an abundant, stable substratum for oceanic dispersal of organisms via rafting. However, the ecological mechanisms underlying community diversity on plastic debris remain poorly understood. On a cruise from California to Hawai’i, we surveyed plastic debris, some likely originating from the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami, to examine the relationship between rafting community diversity and both habitat area and stalked barnacle (Lepas spp.) abundance. For sessile taxa richness, we observed an interaction in which the positive effect of debris area weakened the negative effect of barnacle cover. In contrast, for mobile taxa richness, including cohabiting species from opposite sides of the Pacific Ocean, barnacle abundance had a positive effect that was strongest at smaller debris sizes. These findings suggest that barnacles, through interactions with habitat area, have trait-dependent effects on other species, serving as both foundation species and competitors, mediating the diversity and dispersal potential of marine organisms on plastic debris. http://www.nature.com/articles/srep19987.pdf http://www.nature.com/articles/srep19987#supplementary-information PDF files 1. Supplementary Information http://www.nature.com/article-assets/npg/srep/2016/160127/srep19987/extref/srep19987-s1.pdf

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]]> http://www.nature.com/articles/srep19987

Michael A. Gil & Joseph B. Pfaller
Oceanic barnacles act as foundation species on plastic debris:
implications for marine dispersal
Scientific Reports 6, Article number: 19987 (2016)
doi:10.1038/srep19987

Abstract
Plastic has emerged as an abundant, stable substratum for oceanic
dispersal of organisms via rafting. However, the ecological mechanisms
underlying community diversity on plastic debris remain poorly
understood. On a cruise from California to Hawai’i, we surveyed plastic
debris, some likely originating from the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami, to examine
the relationship between rafting community diversity and both habitat
area and stalked barnacle (Lepas spp.) abundance. For sessile taxa
richness, we observed an interaction in which the positive effect of
debris area weakened the negative effect of barnacle cover. In contrast,
for mobile taxa richness, including cohabiting species from opposite
sides of the Pacific Ocean, barnacle abundance had a positive effect
that was strongest at smaller debris sizes. These findings suggest that
barnacles, through interactions with habitat area, have trait-dependent
effects on other species, serving as both foundation species and
competitors, mediating the diversity and dispersal potential of marine
organisms on plastic debris.

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep19987.pdf

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep19987#supplementary-information

PDF files
1.
Supplementary Information

http://www.nature.com/article-assets/npg/srep/2016/160127/srep19987/extref/srep19987-s1.pdf

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]]> Heading to Dry Land: Lisianski Island https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/heading-to-dry-land-lisianski-island/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/heading-to-dry-land-lisianski-island/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:33:04 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=1046 http://marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/heading-to-dry-land-lisianski-island/ Heading to Dry Land: Lisianski Island October 12, 2014 by NOAA Marine Debris Program Two Marine Debris Program staffers are participating in NOAA?s annual mission to remove derelict nets and other marine debris from sensitive coral reefs and shorelines in Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument, one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world. An estimated 52 tons of derelict fishing gear washes up in the Monument each year, threatening the pristine ecosystem. Follow their journey. By: Dianna Parker Mission Log 6 We?re leaving Pearl and Hermes Atoll for the day and heading over to Lisianski Island to pick up derelict nets on the shoreline. Nets are still an entanglement hazard for the Monument?s wildlife even when they?re on land; it?s not uncommon to see a Hawaiian monk seal lounging on a large pile of them.

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]]> http://marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/heading-to-dry-land-lisianski-island/ Heading to Dry Land: Lisianski Island October 12, 2014 by NOAA Marine Debris Program Two Marine Debris Program staffers are participating in NOAA?s annual mission to remove derelict nets and other marine debris from sensitive coral reefs and shorelines in Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument, one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world. An estimated 52 tons of derelict fishing gear washes up in the Monument each year, threatening the pristine ecosystem. Follow their journey. By: Dianna Parker Mission Log 6 We?re leaving Pearl and Hermes Atoll for the day and heading over to Lisianski Island to pick up derelict nets on the shoreline. Nets are still an entanglement hazard for the Monument?s wildlife even when they?re on land; it?s not uncommon to see a Hawaiian monk seal lounging on a large pile of them.

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]]> https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/heading-to-dry-land-lisianski-island/feed/ 0 Marine Debris Divers Find Potential Tsunami Debris in Pearl and Hermes Atoll https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/marine-debris-divers-find-potential-tsunami-debris-in-pearl-and-hermes-atoll/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/marine-debris-divers-find-potential-tsunami-debris-in-pearl-and-hermes-atoll/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:24:47 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=1044 http://marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/marine-debris-divers-find-potential-tsunami-debris-in-pearl-and-hermes-atoll/ Marine Debris Divers Find Potential Tsunami Debris in Pearl and Hermes Atoll October 14, 2014 by NOAA Marine Debris Program Two Marine Debris Program staffers are participating in NOAA?s annual mission to remove derelict nets and other marine debris from sensitive coral reefs and shorelines in Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument, one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world. An estimated 52 tons of derelict fishing gear washes up in the Monument each year, threatening the pristine ecosystem. Follow their journey. By: Dianna Parker Mission Log 7 A few days into operations at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, the marine debris divers stumbled across three fishing boats from Japan. Similar boats that were torn away from Japan during the 2011 tsunami have turned up in Hawaii, the West Coast of the United States, and Canada over the past three years.

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]]> http://marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com/2014/10/14/marine-debris-divers-find-potential-tsunami-debris-in-pearl-and-hermes-atoll/ Marine Debris Divers Find Potential Tsunami Debris in Pearl and Hermes Atoll October 14, 2014 by NOAA Marine Debris Program Two Marine Debris Program staffers are participating in NOAA?s annual mission to remove derelict nets and other marine debris from sensitive coral reefs and shorelines in Papah?naumoku?kea Marine National Monument, one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world. An estimated 52 tons of derelict fishing gear washes up in the Monument each year, threatening the pristine ecosystem. Follow their journey. By: Dianna Parker Mission Log 7 A few days into operations at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, the marine debris divers stumbled across three fishing boats from Japan. Similar boats that were torn away from Japan during the 2011 tsunami have turned up in Hawaii, the West Coast of the United States, and Canada over the past three years.

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]]> https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/marine-debris-divers-find-potential-tsunami-debris-in-pearl-and-hermes-atoll/feed/ 0 STATE ASSEMBLY APPROVES PLASTIC BAG BAN https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/846/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/846/#respond Fri, 12 Sep 2014 20:07:40 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=846 http://sd20.senate.ca.gov/news/2014-08-28-state-assembly-approves-plastic-bag-ban STATE ASSEMBLY APPROVES PLASTIC BAG BAN August 28, 2014 Bill by Senators Padilla, De Leon & Lara Would Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags in California Sacramento ? The State Assembly today approved SB 270 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) and Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Huntington Park/Long Beach). The bill would phase out single-use plastic bags in California grocery stores, convenience stores, liquor stores and pharmacies. The bill now goes to the State Senate for consideration. A coalition of environmental, labor, business groups and local governments are supporting SB 270 (Padilla, De Leon, Lara), including Californians Against Waste, Environment California, Heal the Bay, Clean Seas Coalition, California League of Conservation Voters, Coastkeepers, Surfrider, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Western States Council, California Grocers Association, and the California Retailers Association. ?This is a huge step forward. Single-use plastic bags not only litter our beaches, but also our mountains, our deserts, and our rivers, streams and lakes. SB 270 strikes the right balance. It will protect the environment and it will protect California jobs as the state transitions to reusable bags,? said Senator Alex Padilla. ?A throw-away society is not sustainable. With SB 270 we have an opportunity to greatly reduce the flow of billions of single-use plastic bags that are discarded throughout our state. This is good for California and reflects our values as a state that cares about the environment, sea life and wildlife,? Padilla added. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB270 SB-270 Solid waste: single-use carryout bags. (2013-2014) http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/Aug29_SB270pr Submitted by Recycling News on August 29, 2014 - 23:41. For Immediate Release Contact: Mark Murray, Executive Director (916) 443-5422 Sacramento ? Legislators in California sent a clear message to the plastics industry tonight when the State Senate passed SB 270 with a 22-15 vote to ban single-use plastic grocery bags. Environmental groups and local government advocates have overcome fierce lobbying by single-use bag manufacturers, intensified in the last few months of session, to reach this point. Senate Bill 270 by Senators Padilla, de León and Lara, passed off the California State Assembly Floor yesterday on a 45-31 vote, after falling three votes short of passage earlier this week. The bill now advances to the Governor?s desk for a signature. Governor Brown has until the end of September 30th to take action. The California State Legislature is the first in the nation to approve a plastic bag ban, and environmental leaders expressed elation after a decade-long fight over the issue. http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-more-pushback-over-plastic-bags-and-bans-20140829-story.html More pushback over plastic bags and bans http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-legislature-20140830-story.html Lawmakers OK water plan, pass statewide single-use plastic bag ban http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-plastic-bag-ban-video-embeddedvideo.html Plastic bag ban passes California Assembly http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-lawmakers-governor-ban-plastic-bags-20140828-story.html California lawmakers send governor a ban on single-use plastic bags http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-readers-vs-readers-on-michael-brown-plastic-bags-growing-rice-in-california-and-seaworld-20140829-story.html Readers vs. readers on Michael Brown, plastic bags, growing rice in California and SeaWorld http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-plastic-bag-ban-20140826-story.html To solve, or not to solve, the plastic bag 'problem' http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-plastic-bags-20140826-story.html Banning the plastic bag shouldn't be this hard http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-plastic-bag-ban-20140825-story.html Plastic bag ban falls short in California Assembly http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-cap-plastic-bags-20140825-column.html Charging for paper bags isn't justified

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]]> http://sd20.senate.ca.gov/news/2014-08-28-state-assembly-approves-plastic-bag-ban STATE ASSEMBLY APPROVES PLASTIC BAG BAN August 28, 2014 Bill by Senators Padilla, De Leon & Lara Would Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags in California Sacramento ? The State Assembly today approved SB 270 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) and Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Huntington Park/Long Beach). The bill would phase out single-use plastic bags in California grocery stores, convenience stores, liquor stores and pharmacies. The bill now goes to the State Senate for consideration. A coalition of environmental, labor, business groups and local governments are supporting SB 270 (Padilla, De Leon, Lara), including Californians Against Waste, Environment California, Heal the Bay, Clean Seas Coalition, California League of Conservation Voters, Coastkeepers, Surfrider, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Western States Council, California Grocers Association, and the California Retailers Association. ?This is a huge step forward. Single-use plastic bags not only litter our beaches, but also our mountains, our deserts, and our rivers, streams and lakes. SB 270 strikes the right balance. It will protect the environment and it will protect California jobs as the state transitions to reusable bags,? said Senator Alex Padilla. ?A throw-away society is not sustainable. With SB 270 we have an opportunity to greatly reduce the flow of billions of single-use plastic bags that are discarded throughout our state. This is good for California and reflects our values as a state that cares about the environment, sea life and wildlife,? Padilla added. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB270 SB-270 Solid waste: single-use carryout bags. (2013-2014) 
http://www.cawrecycles.org/whats_new/recycling_news/Aug29_SB270pr

Submitted by Recycling News on August 29, 2014 - 23:41.
For Immediate Release

Contact: Mark Murray, Executive Director
(916) 443-5422

Sacramento ? Legislators in California sent a clear message to the
plastics industry tonight when the State Senate passed SB 270 with a
22-15 vote to ban single-use plastic grocery bags.

Environmental groups and local government advocates have overcome fierce
lobbying by single-use bag manufacturers, intensified in the last few
months of session, to reach this point. Senate Bill 270 by Senators
Padilla, de León and Lara, passed off the California State Assembly
Floor yesterday on a 45-31 vote, after falling three votes short of
passage earlier this week. The bill now advances to the Governor?s desk
for a signature. Governor Brown has until the end of September 30th to
take action.

The California State Legislature is the first in the nation to approve a
plastic bag ban, and environmental leaders expressed elation after a
decade-long fight over the issue.

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-more-pushback-over-plastic-bags-and-bans-20140829-story.html
More pushback over plastic bags and bans

http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-legislature-20140830-story.html
Lawmakers OK water plan, pass statewide single-use plastic bag ban

http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-plastic-bag-ban-video-embeddedvideo.html
Plastic bag ban passes California Assembly

http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-lawmakers-governor-ban-plastic-bags-20140828-story.html
California lawmakers send governor a ban on single-use plastic bags

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-readers-vs-readers-on-michael-brown-plastic-bags-growing-rice-in-california-and-seaworld-20140829-story.html
Readers vs. readers on Michael Brown, plastic bags, growing rice in
California and SeaWorld

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/readersreact/la-le-plastic-bag-ban-20140826-story.html
To solve, or not to solve, the plastic bag 'problem'

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-plastic-bags-20140826-story.html
Banning the plastic bag shouldn't be this hard

http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-plastic-bag-ban-20140825-story.html
Plastic bag ban falls short in California Assembly

http://www.latimes.com/local/politics/la-me-cap-plastic-bags-20140825-column.html
Charging for paper bags isn't justified

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]]> https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/846/feed/ 0 Prey and plastic ingestion of Pacific Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis rogersii) from Monterey Bay, California https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/prey-and-plastic-ingestion-of-pacific-northern-fulmars-fulmarus-glacialis-rogersii-from-monterey-bay-california/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/prey-and-plastic-ingestion-of-pacific-northern-fulmars-fulmarus-glacialis-rogersii-from-monterey-bay-california/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:55:50 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=775 Erica L. Donnelly-Greenan, James T. Harvey, Hannahrose M. Nevins, Michelle M. Hester, William A. Walker, Prey and plastic ingestion of Pacific Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis rogersii) from Monterey Bay, California, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 85, Issue 1, 15 August 2014, Pages 214-224, ISSN 0025-326X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.046. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X14003373) Abstract: Marine plastic pollution affects seabirds, including Pacific Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii), that feed at the surface and mistake plastic for prey or incidentally ingest it. Direct and indirect health issues can result, including satiety and possibly leading to inefficient foraging. Our objective was to examine fulmar body condition, identify cephalopod diet to species, enumerate and weigh ingested plastic, and determine if prey number and size were correlated with ingested plastics in beach-cast fulmars wintering in Monterey Bay California (2003, n = 178: 2007, n = 185). Fulmars consumed mostly Gonatus pyros, G. onyx, and G. californiensis of similar size for both years. We found a significant negative correlation between pectoral muscle index and average size of cephalopod beaks per stomach; a significant increase in plastic categories between 2003 and 2007; and no significant correlation between number and mass of plastic compared with number and size of prey for either year. Keywords: Northern Fulmar; Plastic; Cephalopod; Ingestion; Diet

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]]> Erica L. Donnelly-Greenan, James T. Harvey, Hannahrose M. Nevins, Michelle M. Hester, William A. Walker, Prey and plastic ingestion of Pacific Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis rogersii) from Monterey Bay, California, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 85, Issue 1, 15 August 2014, Pages 214-224, ISSN 0025-326X, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.046. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X14003373) Abstract: Marine plastic pollution affects seabirds, including Pacific Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis rodgersii), that feed at the surface and mistake plastic for prey or incidentally ingest it. Direct and indirect health issues can result, including satiety and possibly leading to inefficient foraging. Our objective was to examine fulmar body condition, identify cephalopod diet to species, enumerate and weigh ingested plastic, and determine if prey number and size were correlated with ingested plastics in beach-cast fulmars wintering in Monterey Bay California (2003, n = 178: 2007, n = 185). Fulmars consumed mostly Gonatus pyros, G. onyx, and G. californiensis of similar size for both years. We found a significant negative correlation between pectoral muscle index and average size of cephalopod beaks per stomach; a significant increase in plastic categories between 2003 and 2007; and no significant correlation between number and mass of plastic compared with number and size of prey for either year. Keywords: Northern Fulmar; Plastic; Cephalopod; Ingestion; Diet

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]]> https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/prey-and-plastic-ingestion-of-pacific-northern-fulmars-fulmarus-glacialis-rogersii-from-monterey-bay-california/feed/ 0 New economic study shows marine debris costs California residents millions of dollars https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/new-economic-study-shows-marine-debris-costs-california-residents-millions-of-dollars/ https://oneearth-oneocean.com/north-pacific/2014/new-economic-study-shows-marine-debris-costs-california-residents-millions-of-dollars/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:34:38 +0000 http://www.oneearth-oneocean.com/kb/?p=765 http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/research/new-economic-study-shows-marine-debris-costs-california-residents-millions-dollars New economic study shows marine debris costs California residents millions of dollars AUGUST 12, 2014 -- Marine debris has many impacts on the ocean, wildlife, and coastal communities. A NOAA Marine Debris Program economic study released today shows that it can also have considerable economic costs to residents who use their local beaches. The study found that Orange County, California residents lose millions of dollars each year avoiding littered, local beaches in favor of choosing cleaner beaches that are farther away and may cost more to reach. Reducing marine debris even by 25 percent at beaches in and near Orange County could save residents roughly $32 million during three months in the summer. In order to better understand the economic cost of marine debris on coastal communities, the NOAA Marine Debris Program and Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc) designed a study that examines how marine debris influences people?s decisions to go to the beach and what it may cost them. We selected Orange County as a study location because beach recreation is an important part of the local culture and residents have a wide variety of beaches from which to choose, some of which are likely to have high levels of marine debris. http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/MarineDebrisEconomicStudy.pdf

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]]> http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/research/new-economic-study-shows-marine-debris-costs-california-residents-millions-dollars New economic study shows marine debris costs California residents millions of dollars AUGUST 12, 2014 -- Marine debris has many impacts on the ocean, wildlife, and coastal communities. A NOAA Marine Debris Program economic study released today shows that it can also have considerable economic costs to residents who use their local beaches. The study found that Orange County, California residents lose millions of dollars each year avoiding littered, local beaches in favor of choosing cleaner beaches that are farther away and may cost more to reach. Reducing marine debris even by 25 percent at beaches in and near Orange County could save residents roughly $32 million during three months in the summer. In order to better understand the economic cost of marine debris on coastal communities, the NOAA Marine Debris Program and Industrial Economics, Inc. (IEc) designed a study that examines how marine debris influences people?s decisions to go to the beach and what it may cost them. We selected Orange County as a study location because beach recreation is an important part of the local culture and residents have a wide variety of beaches from which to choose, some of which are likely to have high levels of marine debris. http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/MarineDebrisEconomicStudy.pdf

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