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Title
Report of the IWC Workshop on Mitigation and Management of the Threats Posed by Marine Debris to Cetaceans
Title (original)
Report of the IWC Workshop on Mitigation and Management of the Threats Posed by Marine Debris to Cetaceans
Description
The report includes the information collected during the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Workshop on Mitigation and Management of the Threats Posed by Marine Debris to Cetaceans held in Honolulu from 5-7 August 2014. The workshop reviewed initiatives from across the world to address marine debris in general and entanglement of cetaceans in particular, which was viewed as the greatest threat to these animals. Section 3.1 was focused on developing mitigation approaches in the particular case of abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG).
Authors
IWC
Publication year
2014
Resource type
Reports
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Toxicity and impact of meso and macro marine litter
Impacts, reduction & retrieval of ALDFG
Microplastics
Number of links to resource
1

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