Sunken WWII shipwrecks of the Pacific and East Asia: The need for regional collaboration to address the potential marine pollution threat

Ocean and Coastal Management

Volumn 49, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 779-788

  Monfils, Rean ^a   Gilbert, Trevor ^b   Nawadra, Sefanaia ^c  

^a Sea Australia   (Australia)

^b Formerly of the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)   (Samoa)

^c SPREP   (Samoa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; MARINE POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; WARSHIPS;

COASTAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL BODIES; SHIPWRECKS;

SALVAGING;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; DATABASE; GIS; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL POLLUTION; SUPPORT VESSEL;

ASIA; CAROLINE ISLANDS; EURASIA; FAR EAST; FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA; MICRONESIA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 33748317851     PISSN: 09645691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2006.06.011     Document Type: Article

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