Marine Debris: Sources, Impacts, and Solutions

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 5-6
Debris in The Mediterranean Sea: Types, Quantities, and Behavior....Pages 7-14
Distribution of Floating Debris in the North Pacific Ocean: Sighting Surveys 1986–1991....Pages 15-24
Marine Debris in the Caribbean Region....Pages 25-33
Distribution, Type, Accumulation, and Source of Marine Debris in the United States, 1989–1993....Pages 35-47
Pelagic Plastics and Other Seaborne Persistent Synthetic Debris: A Review of Southern Hemisphere Perspectives....Pages 49-66
Introduction....Pages 69-70
The Highest Global Concentrations and Increased Abundance of Oceanic Plastic Debris in the North Pacific: Evidence from Seabirds....Pages 71-80
Encrusters, Epibionts, and Other Biota Associated with Pelagic Plastics: A Review of Biogeographical, Environmental, and Conservation Issues....Pages 81-97
Impacts of Marine Debris: Entanglement of Marine Life in Marine Debris Including a Comprehensive List of Species with Entanglement and Ingestion Records....Pages 99-139
Ghost-Fishing Gear: Have Fishing Practices During the Past Few Years Reduced the Impact?....Pages 141-151
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Introduction....Pages 157-159
A Socioeconomic Theory for Controlling Marine Debris: Is Moral Suasion a Reliable Policy Tool?....Pages 161-170
Marine Debris: Benefits, Costs, and Choices....Pages 171-185
The Economic Value of Controlling Marine Debris....Pages 187-202
A Comprehensive Waste Management Model for Marine Debris....Pages 203-211
Introduction....Pages 215-217
Shipping and Marine Debris in the Wider Caribbean: Answering a Difficult Challenge....Pages 219-227
The Challenges of Ship-Generated Garbage in the Caribbean....Pages 229-237
MARPOL Annex V, Commercial Ships, and Port Reception Facilities: Making It Work....Pages 239-243
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Comparison of MARPOL Annex V Port Reception Facilities for Garbage in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the United Kingdom....Pages 245-251
Waste Disposal Practices of Fishing Vessels: Canada’s East Coast, 1990–1991....Pages 253-262
Dealing with Ship-Generated Plastics Waste on U.S. Navy Surface Ships....Pages 263-270
Recreational Boaters and Marine Debris: How We Can Effectively Reduce Littering....Pages 271-276
A Strategy to Reduce, Control, and Minimize Vessel-Source Marine Debris....Pages 277-286
Introduction....Pages 289-291
Legal Regulation of Upland Discharges of Marine Debris: From Local to Global Controls and Back....Pages 293-305
Comparison of the Results of Two EPA Marine Debris Studies....Pages 307-325
New York and New Jersey Beaches: “It Was a Very Good Year”....Pages 327-334
Sources of Plastic Pellets in the Aquatic Environment....Pages 335-343
Implementation and Assessment of a Floatables Action Plan for the New York-New Jersey Harbor Complex....Pages 345-350
The Control of Floating Debris in an Urban River....Pages 351-358
Linkages Between Land-Based Sources of Pollution and Marine Debris....Pages 359-366
Upland Sources of Marine Debris on the Shorelines of Puerto Rico....Pages 367-370
Land-Based Sources of Marine Debris and Contamination of the Coastal Areas of the Caribbean Islands of St. Lucia, Dominica, and the British Virgin Islands....Pages 371-380
Strategies to Reduce, Control, and Minimize Land-Source Marine Debris....Pages 381-390
Back Matter....Pages 391-413