2020 Foreign Marine Debris Event-Bering Strait

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• Personal Author:
  Sheffield, G. ; Ahmasuk, A. ; Ivanoff, F. ; Noongwook, A. ; Koonooka, J.
• Corporate Authors:
  United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research. ; Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing (GOMO) Program
• NOAA Program & Office:
  OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research) ; GOMO (Global Ocean Monitoring and Observing) ; Sea Grant
• Sea Grant Program:
  AKU (Alaska Sea Grant)
• Description:
  During 2020, the Bering Strait region of Alaska experienced a marine debris event that brought garbage ashore that was different from the types and amount typically observed. Notification of, and response to, this event was undertaken by the regional public out of concern for their food security, marine wildlife health, human health, and conservation. Without significant collaborative transboundary communication and/or enforcement of existing international marine pollution rules, the Bering Strait region should expect similar or higher levels of marine garbage in the future as industrial maritime ship traffic increases.
• Keywords:
  Foreign Countries Marine Debris Foreign Countries Marine Debris Arctic Report Card
• Series:
  NOAA technical report OAR ARC ; 21-12
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.25923/jwag-eg41
• Document Type:
  Technical Report
• Place as Subject:
  Bering Strait
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Submitted
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:7975d5cca17f039faf95e962f391c97c7ab135d3129e17383ca642e6c55bc94f
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/34470/noaa_34470_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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