The Origin and Fate of Artefacts Stranded on Islands in the African Sector of the Southern Ocean

The ever-increasing amount of marine debris in the Southern Ocean gives cause for concern, but the subject is little studied. I surveyed beaches on Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible, Gough, and the Prince Edward Islands, in the African sector of the Southern Ocean, for stranded artefacts during 1984. T...

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Published in:Environmental Conservation
Main Author: Ryan, Peter G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1987
Subjects:
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Nature and Landscape Conservation
Pollution
Water Science and Technology
Southern Ocean
Tristan
Gough
Prince Edward Islands
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0376892900016854
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0376892900016854
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Summary:The ever-increasing amount of marine debris in the Southern Ocean gives cause for concern, but the subject is little studied. I surveyed beaches on Tristan da Cunha, Inaccessible, Gough, and the Prince Edward Islands, in the African sector of the Southern Ocean, for stranded artefacts during 1984. The types of debris, their origin, and probable fate, were recorded and are reported in this paper.

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