L. Polasek, J. Bering, H. Kim, P. Neitlich, B. Pister, M. Terwilliger,
\nK. Nicolato, C. Turner, T. Jones, Marine debris in five national parks
\nin Alaska, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 117, Issues 1\u20132, 15 April
\n2017, Pages 371-379, ISSN 0025-326X,
\nhttp:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2017.01.085.
\n(http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X17301133)
\nAbstract: Abstract
\nMarine debris is a management issue with ecological and recreational
\nimpacts for agencies, especially on remote beaches not accessible by
\nroad. This project was implemented to remove and document marine debris
\nfrom five coastal National Park Service units in Alaska. Approximately
\n80 km of coastline were cleaned with over 10,000 kg of debris collected.
\nMarine debris was found at all 28 beaches surveyed. Hard plastics were
\nfound on every beach and foam was found at every beach except one.
\nRope\/netting was the next most commonly found category, present at 23
\nbeaches. Overall, plastic contributed to 60% of the total weight of
\ndebris. Rope\/netting (14.6%) was a greater proportion of the weight from
\nall beaches than foam (13.3%). Non-ferrous metal contributed the
\nsmallest amount of debris by weight (1.7%). The work forms a reference
\ncondition dataset of debris surveyed in the Western Arctic and the Gulf
\nof Alaska within one season.
\nKeywords: Alaska; Marine debris; National Park Service<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\u20132, 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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3419,3434,3443,3444,3445,3423],"tags":[1309],"yoast_head":"\n