Benthic marine debris in the Bay of Fundy, eastern Canada: Spatial distribution and categorization using seafloor video footage

Alexa J. Goodman; Tony R. Walker; Craig J. Brown; Brittany R. Wilson; Vicki Gazzola; Jessica A. Sameoto

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110722

Benthic marine debris in the Bay of Fundy, eastern Canada: Spatial distribution and categorization using seafloor video footage

Alexa J. Goodman, Tony R. Walker, Craig J. Brown, Brittany R. Wilson, Vicki Gazzola, Jessica A. Sameoto

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Marine debris, particularly plastic and abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear, is ubiquitous in marine environments. This study provides the first quantitative and qualitative assessment of benthic debris using seafloor video collected from a drop camera system in the Bay of Fundy, Eastern Canada. An estimated 137 debris items km⁻² of seafloor were counted, comprising of plastic (51%), fishing gear (including plastic categories; 28%) and other (cable, metal, tires; 21%). Debris was widespread, but mainly located nearshore (within 9 km) and on the periphery of areas with high fishing intensity. This baseline benthic marine debris characterization and estimate of abundance provides valuable information for government (municipal, provincial and federal) and for other stakeholders to implement management strategies to reduce plastic and other categories of benthic marine pollution at source. Strategies may include limiting plastic use and reducing illegal dumping through improved education among fishers.

Original language	English
Article number	110722
Journal	Marine Pollution Bulletin
Volume	150
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.110722
Publication status	Published - Jan 2020

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Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Grant/Award Number: RGPIN-2018-04119 to Tony R. Walker, and the NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges grant CIRC 472115-14, NSERC Engage grant 502200-16 in partnership with the Full Bay Scallop Association and Fisheries and Oceans Canada grants MECTS-#3674626 and MECTS-#3802469 to Craig J. Brown. Special thanks to Larissa Pattison from the Applied Oceans Research Group at NSCC for analysis support.

Funding Information:
This study was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Grant/Award Number: RGPIN-2018-04119 to Tony R. Walker, and the NSERC Industrial Research Chair for Colleges grant CIRC 472115-14 , NSERC Engage grant 502200-16 in partnership with the Full Bay Scallop Association and Fisheries and Oceans Canada grants MECTS-#3674626 and MECTS-#3802469 to Craig J. Brown. Special thanks to Larissa Pattison from the Applied Oceans Research Group at NSCC for analysis support.

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Pollution

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