Derelict Fishing Gear in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands: Diving Surveys and Debris Removal Confirm Threat to Coral Reef Ecosystems
Marine debris threatens Northwestern Hawaiian Islands' (NWHI) coral reef ecosystems. Debris, a contaminant, entangles and kills endangered Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi), coral, and other wildlife. We describe a novel multi-agency effort usi...
How multiagency partnerships can successfully address large-scale pollution problems: a Hawaii case study
"Oceanic circulation patterns deposit significant amounts of marine pollution, including derelict fishing gear from North Pacific Ocean fisheries, in the Hawaiian Archipelago [Mar. Pollut. Bull. 42(12) (2001) 1301]. Management responsibility for these isl...