CCAMLR-XIV

The fourth year of survey of beach debris at Main Bay, Bird Island reported a 20% decrease in overall debris levels (225 items in 1993/94 compared with 280 items reported in 1992/93). Debris accumulated throughout the summer accounted for only 16% of the total (a similar proportion to that in 1992/93). Of the winter debris, 60% occurred in September, following severe gales. Nylon line, Read More
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Beach debris surveys conducted at the South African Prince Edward Islands are reported for the years 1993/1994 and 1994/1995, the latter period following the CCAMLR standard method for surveys of beached debris within the Convention area. Most non-wooden artefacts were plastic. Fishing floats and other fishing gear formed a variable proportion of the items surveyed. Artefacts that could be Read More
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A beach litter survey was carried out on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands during the 1994/95 austral summer. Similar surveys were carried out during the four previous summers. Debris was cleared from three study beaches, Foca Cove, Cummings Cove and Starfish Cove, in December 1994, and February, March and April 1995 and items were identified, counted, weighed and any clues regarding their Read More
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A summarized information on marine debris collected in the beaches of Cape Shirreff, Livingston Island, during the Antarctic season 1994/95 is given.
Eventhough a complete collection of beach litter at Cape Shirreff was carried out in 1993/94, with a total of 1,754 articles weighing 284.29 kg, during the present survey a total of 2,744 articles with 237.7 kg were obtained, indicating that Read More
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