Comparing Effectiveness of Experimental and Implemented Bycatch Reduction Measures: the Ideal and the Real

Abstract:  Fishers, scientists, and resource managers have made substantial progress in reducing bycatch of sea turtles, seabirds, and marine mammals through physical modifications to fishing gear. Many bycatch-avoidance measures have been developed and tested successfully in controlled experiments, which have led to regulated implementation of modified or new fishing gear. Nevertheless, successful bycatch experiments may not translate to effective mitigation in commercial fisheries because experimental conditions are relaxed in commercial fishing operations. Such a difference between experimental results and real-world results with fishing fleets may have serious consequences for management and conservation of protected species taken as bycatch. We evaluated preimplementation experimental measures and postimplementation efficacy from primary and gray literature for three case studies: acoustic pingers that warn marine mammals of the presence of gill nets, turtle excluder devices that reduce bycatch of turtles in trawls, and various measures to reduce seabird bycatch in longlines. Three common themes to successful implementation of bycatch reduction measures are long-standing collaborations among the fishing industry, scientists, and resource managers; pre- and postimplementation monitoring; and compliance via enforcement and incentives.     

建议将上海国际机场建在海堤之外潮滩上

从机场发展，节省土地，飞行安全，减少城市噪音等方面的实际情况出发，提出将上海国际机场建造在海堤外的潮滩之上。     

气候变化对长江三角洲海岸带的可能影响

本文利用长江三角洲海岸带的历史资料，讨论了长江三角洲海岸带的历史演变，并对未来海岸的变化作了估计。着重讨论了未来气候变化对长江三角渡海堤、江口通航、江口淡水资源的影响，指出未来全球气候变暖、长江流域降水增加都可能增加对长江三角洲海岸带的影响。最后提出了适应气候变化和减轻影响的措施。     

ICP-OES法直接测定海水中痕量铜

研究运用ICP-OES法直接测定海水中铜的含量。选择特征谱线,调节最佳仪器参数进行测定。研究表明:在0～50μg/L线性范围内,曲线相关系数可以达到0.999 8,方法检出限为0.5μg/L,加标回收率在102%～105%之间,RSD≤4.7。直接进样-电感耦合等离子体发射光谱法(ICP-OES法)测定海水中痕量铜,前处理简单,灵敏度高,检出限低,干扰少,线性范围宽,操作简单、快捷。     

Mapping of the benthic communities in the Taranto seas using side-scan sonar and an underwater video camera

Side-scan sonar and underwater video camera records as well as dredging samples were used to map the bottom morphology and biocoenoses in the Taranto seas. A 1:20,000 scale chart has been produced with all the data recorded. Most of the study area consists of biocoenoses affected by the anthropogenic activities of the town of Taranto. Some native broadly tolerant species seem to benefit from these activities and become increasingly dominant. Environmental modifications also seem to favour the settlement of exotic species.     

Comparison of Solid-Phase and Pore-Water Approaches for Assessing the Quality of Marine and Estuarine Sediments

As part of our continuing evaluation of the pore-water approach for assessing sediment quality, we made a series of side-by-side comparisons between the standard 10-day amphipod whole sediment test with the corophiid Grandidierella japonica and a suite of tests using pore water extracted from the same sediments. the pore-water tests evaluated were the sea urchin (Arbacia punctulata) sperm cell test and morphological development assay, the life-cycle test with the polychaete Dinophilus gyrociliatus, and acute exposures of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) embryo-larval stages. Sediment and surface microlayer samples were collected from contaminated sites. Whole-sediment, pore-water, and surface microlayer toxicity tests were performed. Pore-water toxicity tests were considerably more sensitive than the whole-sediment amphipod test, which is currently the most sensitive toxicity test now recommended for determining the acceptability of dredged material for open ocean disposal.     

Interactions Among the Copper Species and Forms in Sea Water/Sediments and Copper Bioaccumulation in Oysters

Earlier papers indicated that the first incident of green discoloration in oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and the mass mortality observed in 1986 along the Taiwan Erhjin Chi coastal area were caused by the higher contents of total copper and copper species (mainly bioavailable and free ion) in sea water. the copper in sea water would be sorbed by suspended matter and transferred to sediments, and the copper in the sediments would also be desorbed to sea water. Processes of copper adsorption and desorption are the major factors influencing the contents of total copper and copper species in sea water and sediments. in this study, the Erhjin Chi sediments were mixed with sea water by a shaker technique. When the mixture was shaken for one hour, analogous to tidal mixing in estuaries, only copper desorption from sediments was observed. If the shaking time is increased for more than 3 hours, the copper released from the sediments was resorbed to the remaining solid phases. the higher the contents of mud (91.71%) and total copper (701 mg kg^-1) in sediments, the higher the copper desorption rate (1.86 ppm hr^-1) and copper adsorption rate (0.50 ppm hr^-1) were observed. in sediments containing lower mud (0.80%) and lower copper (43.5 mg kg^-1), the copper desorption and adsorption rates were 0.83 ppm hr^-1 and 0.22 ppm hr^-1, respectively. the interactions among the total copper and copper species in sea water and sediments, chemical and ecological parameters, and copper bioaccumulation in oysters in the Erhjin Chi estuarine and coastal area are also discussed.     

昌黎黄金海岸自然保护区现状

昌黎黄金海岸自然保护区的建立给当地及相邻地区带来多种效益，其中有保护生物多样性、维护海岸稳定、完善防护林等作用的生态效益；促进当地经济发展的社会效益及以生态旅游和水产养殖为主的经济效益。与此同时，也带来一些问题，如海洋执法问题。对此，保护区要建立海监机构,并与科学管理处合作，加强执法以保护生态环境。     

秦皇岛市气候变化对河流径流的影响及对策

50年来秦皇岛市气候明显变暖，多年平均气温上升约2℃；同时变干，降水减少18．3％，进而使河流径流也明显减少，其幅度超过30％。河流径流减少给生态系统带来广泛复杂的影响，也给农业、工业、城乡建设带来威胁，因此必须尽快采取发展节水技术、污水治理循环利用、海水淡化等措施。     

海平面上升的灾害效应及其研究现状

海平面上升是全球变暖和沿海地区人类活动加剧的必然结果,海平面上升加剧了沿海灾害,威胁着沿海地区社会经济的持续发展.文章分析了海平面上升引起的风暴潮加剧、海岸侵蚀、潮滩湿地减少、涵闸废弃、洪涝灾害加剧、海堤破坏、海水入侵等灾害效应及研究现状,提出当前海平面上升灾害效应研究中存在的问题及今后的研究重点.