HI44A:
The Emerging Science of Marine Debris: From Assessment to Knowledge that Informs Solutions III Posters


Session ID#: 11393

Session Description:
Anthropogenic marine debris has been found in coastal and ocean ecosystems across the globe. It is a major threat to marine species and habitats. Marine debris ranges from microplastics to derelict fishing gear, abandoned vessels and tsunami debris, and is associated with a variety of ecological impacts including ingestion, entanglement, invasive species transport, and habitat impairment. Assessment of the quantity, composition, and spatial extent of marine debris is a necessary first step to understand the drivers of debris accumulation and its impacts on wildlife and habitats. Recent research into plastic debris has expanded beyond assessment to include systematic studies asking questions ranging from the global scale of plastic inputs and fate in the environment to biological responses to plastic exposure in a variety of marine organisms. Current research aims to answer such questions not only to advance basic science, but also to inform members of the public, industry, NGOs and policymakers who are working to find solutions. Ultimately, monitoring projects are essential to evaluate the success of marine debris mitigation efforts, prevention programs and pubic policies. We invite presentation of results that further our understanding of all aspects of marine debris, including information to advance solutions to this problem.
Primary Chair:  Kara L Lavender Law, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Chairs:  Jenna Jambeck, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States, Hillary Kathleen Burgess, University of Washington, Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, Seattle, WA, United States and Amy V Uhrin, NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration, Marine Debris Division, Silver Spring, MD, United States
Moderators:  Kara L Lavender Law, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States, Hillary Kathleen Burgess, University of Washington, Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, Seattle, WA, United States, Amy V Uhrin, NOAA, Office of Response and Restoration, Marine Debris Division, Silver Spring, MD, United States and Jenna Jambeck, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
Student Paper Review Liaison:  Kara L Lavender Law, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States
Index Terms:

4251 Marine pollution [OCEANOGRAPHY: GENERAL]
6349 General or miscellaneous [POLICY SCIENCES]
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • EC - Estuarine and Coastal
  • ME - Marine Ecosystems
  • P - Policy

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

 
HI44A-1818
Most microbeads in a preliminary survey of personal care products are smaller than the typical 330µm trawl mesh size used in surface water surveys (89604)
Jeremy Landon Conkle, Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi, Physical & Environmental Sciences, Corpus Christi, TX, United States, Christian Baez-Del Valle, Universidad del Este, Microbiology, Carolina, PR, United States and Jeffrey Turner, Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Life Sciences, Corpus Christi, TX, United States
 
HI44A-1819
Control of wave-driven turbulence and surface heating on the mixing of microplastic marine debris (Invited) (90461)
Tobias Kukulka, University of Delaware, School of Marine Science and Policy, Newark, DE, United States, Kara L Lavender Law, Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States and Giora K Proskurowski, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
 
HI44A-1820
Remote Sensing of Plastic Debris (87426)
Shungudzemwoyo Pascal Garaba, University of Connecticut, Marine Sciences, Groton, CT, United States and Heidi M Dierssen, University of Connecticut Avery Point, Groton, CT, United States
 
HI44A-1821
SOLAR UV DEGRADATION PATTERNS IN PHOTODEGRADABLE LDPE (90889)
Anthony L Andrady, North Carolina State University, Chemical Engineering, Raleigh, NC, United States
 
HI44A-1822
MICROPLASTIC GENERATION IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH DEGRADATION AND FRAGMENTATION (92503)
Miriam E Perryman1,2, Jenna Jambeck3, Clifton Brock Woodson3 and Jason Locklin1, (1)University of Georgia, College of Engineering, Athens, GA, United States, (2)DGR Engineering, Water/Wastewater, Rock Rapids, IA, United States, (3)University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
 
HI44A-1823
Detailed physico-chemical characterization of microplastics from North Atlantic Gyre (87403)
Alexandra ter Halle1, Lucie Ladirat1, Xavier Gendre2, Dominique Goudouneche3, Claire Pusineri4, Corinne Routaboul5, Christophe Tenailleau6, Benjamin Duployer6 and Emile Perez1, (1)Centre National de la recherche scientifique, CNRS, Physical chemistry, Toulouse, France, (2)Institut Mathématique Toulouse, Toulouse, France, (3)Centre de Microscopie Electronique Appliquée à la Biologie, Faculté de Médecine Toulouse Rangueil, Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, (4)Ocean Science & Logistic, Kourou, France, (5)Université de Toulouse, Institut de Chimie de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, (6)Université Paul Sabatier, Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d’Ingénierie des MATériaux, Toulouse, France
 
HI44A-1824
Degradation Signatures of Open Ocean Microplastic Debris (91426)
Kara L Lavender Law1, Jessica Leigh Donohue1, Theophilos Collins1, Giora Proskurowsi2 and Anthony L Andrady3, (1)Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (2)University of Washington, (3)North Carolina State University, Chemical Engineering, Raleigh, NC, United States
 
HI44A-1825
Is the Ghost of Waste Management’s Past Coming Back to Haunt Us In Our Seafood? (Invited) (89093)
Chelsea M Rochman1, Akbar Tahir2, Sebastian Serrato1, Susan Williams1, Dolores Baxa1, Rosalyn Lam1, Ching Teh1, Jeffrey Miller1, Shinta Werorilangi2 and Swee Teh1, (1)University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States, (2)University of Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia
 
HI44A-1826
Evidence of micro-debris ingestion by Sargassum-associated fishes in the northern Gulf of Mexico (90186)
Page Vick, Frank Hernandez Jr., Sarah Muffelman and Olivia Lestrade, University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Coastal Sciences, Ocean Springs, MS, United States
 
HI44A-1827
Chemical Contaminants Found in the Gastrointestinal Tract of Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) (89890)
Pamela J. Seaton1, Samantha Nicole Athey1 and Ralph N Mead2, (1)University of North Carolina Wilmington, Chemistry and Biochemisty, Wilminton, NC, United States, (2)University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC, United States
 
HI44A-1828
Microbial Biofilms as a Mechanism for Metal Sorption on Plastic Debris (87387)
Heather Richard1, Chelsea M Rochman2, Tomoko Komada3 and Edward J Carpenter3, (1)San Francisco State University, Romberg Tiburon Center, Tiburon, CA, United States, (2)University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, United States, (3)San Francisco State University, Romberg Tiburon Center, San Francisco, CA, United States
 
HI44A-1829
Risk Analysis Reveals Global Hotspots for Marine Debris Ingestion by Sea Turtles (88557)
Qamar A Schuyler1, Chris Wilcox2, Kathy Townsend3, Kathryn Wedemeyer-Strombel4, George Balazs5, Erik van Sebille6 and Britta Denise Hardesty2, (1)University of Queensland, School of Biological Sciences, St. Lucia, Australia, (2)CSIRO, Oceans and Atmosphere Business Unit, Hobart, Australia, (3)University of Queensland, Moreton Bay Research Station, Dunwich, Australia, (4)Texas A&M University, Marine Biology Graduate Interdisciplinary Program, College Station, TX, United States, (5)NOAA, Honolulu, HI, United States, (6)Imperial College London, Grantham Institute, London, SW7, United Kingdom
 
HI44A-1830
Plastic Beaches: occurrence and accumulation of marine debris on barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico (90033)
Caitlin Wessel1,2, Kimberly Albins3 and Just Cebrian1,2, (1)University of South Alabama, Marine Science, Mobile, AL, United States, (2)Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island, AL, United States, (3)NOAA Marine Debris Program, Mobile, AL, United States
 
HI44A-1831
Marine Debris Composition on Remote Alaskan National Park Shores (93450)
Benjamin Pister1, Erin Kunisch1, Lori Polasek2, Janet Bering2, Sharon Kim1, Peter Neitlich1 and Katharine Nicolato1, (1)National Park Service, Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center, Seward, AK, United States, (2)Alaska SeaLife Center, Seward, AK, United States
 
HI44A-1832
Participatory Sensing Marine Debris: Current Trends and Future Opportunities (90199)
Jenna Jambeck and Kyle Johnsen, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
 
HI44A-1833
Possible Role of Green Chemistry in Addressing Environmenal Plastic Debris: Scientific, Economic and Policy Issues (93276)
Keith Martin Bayha, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, Washington, DC, United States
 
HI44A-1834
Using Education as the Solution to Plastic Pollution. Plastic pollution is now considered one of the largest environmental threats facing humans and animals globally, yet our education system has not even embraced the concept. Teaching the next generation of leaders how to immediately start being the solution is vital to correcting the problem. (67510)
Jim Ries, Carter A Ries and Olivia N Ries, One More Generation, Environmental Conservation, Atlanta, GA, United States
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