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AFSC/ABL: Marine Debris Surveys in Alaska, 1972-2015
Scientists at the Auke Bay Laboratory have conducted marine debris surveys on select beaches in Alaska periodically since 1972. Some of the beaches previously sampled have been identified as marine debris hot spots due to their increased debris accumulation. At each location, multiple 1 km beach segments were sampled by people walking the beach and enumerating all anthropogenic marine debris found. The beach area surveyed was from the waters edge up to the base of the storm berm or log piles. Individual beach segments have been walked multiple times in the since 1972 allowing for a direct comparison with prior years. Sampling occurred in late spring and summer to test the hypothesis of change in marine debris sources due to increased summer boat traffic and the diminished occurrence and severity of storms.
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|---|---|
| accessLevel | non-public |
| contactPoint |
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| description | Scientists at the Auke Bay Laboratory have conducted marine debris surveys on select beaches in Alaska periodically since 1972. Some of the beaches previously sampled have been identified as marine debris hot spots due to their increased debris accumulation. At each location, multiple 1 km beach segments were sampled by people walking the beach and enumerating all anthropogenic marine debris found. The beach area surveyed was from the waters edge up to the base of the storm berm or log piles. Individual beach segments have been walked multiple times in the since 1972 allowing for a direct comparison with prior years. Sampling occurred in late spring and summer to test the hypothesis of change in marine debris sources due to increased summer boat traffic and the diminished occurrence and severity of storms. |
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| identifier | https://data.noaa.gov/waf/NOAA/nmfs/afsc/iso/xml/26949.xml |
| keyword |
[ "Oncorhynchus keta", "chum salmon", "Alaska", "Bering Sea", "DOC/NOAA/NMFS/AFSC > Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce", "Auke Bay Laboratories" ] |
| landingPage | https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/26949 |
| language |
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| license | https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |
| modified | 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000+00:00 |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Alaska Fisheries Science Center", "@type": "org:Organization" } |
| rights | otherRestrictions, unclassified |
| spatial | -132.679905,54.673497,-155.724463,55.781804 |
| temporal | 1972-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2015-01-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| theme |
[ "geospatial" ] |
| title | AFSC/ABL: Marine Debris Surveys in Alaska, 1972-2015 |
