Marine Debris

Table of Contents

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   Book Overview
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   Chapter 1 Introduction
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   Chapter 2 Debris in The Mediterranean Sea: Types, Quantities, and Behavior
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   Chapter 3 Distribution of Floating Debris in the North Pacific Ocean: Sighting Surveys 1986–1991
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   Chapter 4 Marine Debris in the Caribbean Region
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   Chapter 5 Distribution, Type, Accumulation, and Source of Marine Debris in the United States, 1989–1993
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   Chapter 6 Pelagic Plastics and Other Seaborne Persistent Synthetic Debris: A Review of Southern Hemisphere Perspectives
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   Chapter 7 Introduction
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   Chapter 8 The Highest Global Concentrations and Increased Abundance of Oceanic Plastic Debris in the North Pacific: Evidence from Seabirds
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    Chapter 9 Encrusters, Epibionts, and Other Biota Associated with Pelagic Plastics: A Review of Biogeographical, Environmental, and Conservation Issues
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    Chapter 10 Impacts of Marine Debris: Entanglement of Marine Life in Marine Debris Including a Comprehensive List of Species with Entanglement and Ingestion Records
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    Chapter 11 Ghost-Fishing Gear: Have Fishing Practices During the Past Few Years Reduced the Impact?
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    Chapter 12 Introduction
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    Chapter 13 A Socioeconomic Theory for Controlling Marine Debris: Is Moral Suasion a Reliable Policy Tool?
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    Chapter 14 Marine Debris: Benefits, Costs, and Choices
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    Chapter 15 The Economic Value of Controlling Marine Debris
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    Chapter 16 A Comprehensive Waste Management Model for Marine Debris
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    Chapter 17 Introduction
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    Chapter 18 Shipping and Marine Debris in the Wider Caribbean: Answering a Difficult Challenge
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    Chapter 19 The Challenges of Ship-Generated Garbage in the Caribbean
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    Chapter 20 MARPOL Annex V, Commercial Ships, and Port Reception Facilities: Making It Work
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    Chapter 21 Comparison of MARPOL Annex V Port Reception Facilities for Garbage in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and the United Kingdom
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    Chapter 22 Waste Disposal Practices of Fishing Vessels: Canada’s East Coast, 1990–1991
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    Chapter 23 Dealing with Ship-Generated Plastics Waste on U.S. Navy Surface Ships
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    Chapter 24 Recreational Boaters and Marine Debris: How We Can Effectively Reduce Littering
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    Chapter 25 A Strategy to Reduce, Control, and Minimize Vessel-Source Marine Debris
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    Chapter 26 Introduction
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    Chapter 27 Legal Regulation of Upland Discharges of Marine Debris: From Local to Global Controls and Back
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    Chapter 28 Comparison of the Results of Two EPA Marine Debris Studies
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    Chapter 29 New York and New Jersey Beaches: “It Was a Very Good Year”
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    Chapter 30 Sources of Plastic Pellets in the Aquatic Environment
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    Chapter 31 Implementation and Assessment of a Floatables Action Plan for the New York-New Jersey Harbor Complex
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    Chapter 32 The Control of Floating Debris in an Urban River
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    Chapter 33 Linkages Between Land-Based Sources of Pollution and Marine Debris
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    Chapter 34 Upland Sources of Marine Debris on the Shorelines of Puerto Rico
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    Chapter 35 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
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    Chapter 36 Strategies to Reduce, Control, and Minimize Land-Source Marine Debris