Incidence of marine debris and its relationships with benthic features in Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Southeast USA

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 402-413

  Bauer, Laurie J ^a   Kendall, Matthew S ^a   Jeffrey, Christopher F G ^a  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benthic marine debris; Derelict fishing gear; Georgia; South Atlantic Bight

Indexed keywords

FISHERIES; MARINE POLLUTION; OPTIMIZATION; REEFS;

DERELICT FISHING GEAR; PHYSIOGRAPHIC FEATURES;

DEBRIS;

ABUNDANCE; BENTHOS; CLEANUP; DIVING; FISHING; FISHING GEAR; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; DIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHING; INCIDENCE; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATERIALS; SEA POLLUTION; WASTE;

ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; GEOGRAPHY; QUALITY CONTROL; RECREATION; SEAWATER; UNITED STATES; WASTE PRODUCTS;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GEORGIA; GRAY'S REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ATLANTIC BIGHT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40849096416     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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