A strategy for detecting derelict fishing gear at sea

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 65, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 7-15

  McElwee, Kris ^a   Donohue, Mary J ^b   Courtney, Catherine A ^c   Morishige, Carey ^a,d   Rivera Vicente, Ariel ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

^d IM Systems Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Derelict fishing gear; Marine debris; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC DAMAGES; FISHING GEARS; INTERRELATED COMPONENTS; MARINE DEBRIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLICY; OPEN OCEAN; SEARCH AREA;

DEBRIS; FISHERIES; MARINE POLLUTION; REMOTE SENSING; UNDERWATER STRUCTURES;

DAMAGE DETECTION;

FISHING GEAR; MARINE POLLUTION; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOFOULING; BIOSENSOR; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERELICT FISHING GEAR; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FISHERY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATERIALS; OCEANOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; REMOTE SENSING; SEA POLLUTION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISHERIES; OCEANS AND SEAS; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84856038601     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.09.006     Document Type: Article

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