Trends in Marine Debris along the U.S. Pacific Coast and Hawai’i 1998-2007
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Abstract
We assessed amounts, composition, and trends of marine debris for the U.S. Pacific Coast and Hawai’i using National Marine Debris Monitoring Program data. Hawai’i had the highest debris loads; the North Pacific Coast region had the lowest debris loads. The Southern California Bight region had the highest land-based debris loads. Debris loads decreased over time for all source categories in all regions except for land-based and general-source loads in the North Pacific Coast region, which were unchanged. General-source debris comprised 30–40% of the items in all regions. Larger local populations were associated with higher land-based debris loads across regions; the effect declined at higher population levels. Upwelling affected deposition of ocean-based and general-source debris loads but not land-based loads along the Pacific Coast. LNSO decreased debris loads for both land-based and ocean-based debris but not general-source debris in Hawai’i, a more complex climate-ocean effect than had previously been found.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Trends in Marine Debris along the U.S. Pacific Coast and Hawai’i 1998-2007 |
| Series title | Marine Pollution Bulletin |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2012.02.008 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Year Published | 2012 |
| Language | English |
| Contributing office(s) | Coop Res Unit Leetown |
| Description | 11 p. |
| First page | 944 |
| Last page | 1004 |
| Country | United States |
| State | California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington |
| Other Geospatial | US North Pacific Coast |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |