Ghost fishing activity in derelict blue crab traps in Louisiana

•Over 2years of cleanups, 3607 traps were removed from coastal Louisiana.•Volunteers identified 19 species captured in 1073 traps.•Citizen scientists documented 671 live and 61 dead blue crabs in derelict traps.•The rate of traps actively ghost fishing blue crab varied by location across Louisiana f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Marine pollution bulletin 2014-02, Vol.79 (1-2), p.261-267
Hauptverfasser:	Anderson, Julie A., Alford, Amy B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Biological and medical sciences Brachyura Callinectes sapidus Citizen scientists Decapoda Derelict crab traps Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Environmental Monitoring Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.) Fisheries - instrumentation Fisheries - methods Fisheries - statistics & numerical data Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Ghost fishing Louisiana Louisiana blue crab fishery Marine and brackish environment Marine debris Sea water ecosystems Synecology Water Pollutants - analysis Water Pollution - statistics & numerical data
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