Economic Impact of the Effects of Pollution on the Coastal Fisheries of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Regions of the United States of America: FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.172

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dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
dc.contributor.organizationEcosystems Division
dc.coverage.spatialMexico
dc.coverage.spatialUnited States
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-23T17:40:45Z
dc.date.available2019-07-23T17:40:45Z
dc.date.issued1977-08
dc.descriptionThis report reviews and evaluates the economic impact on the fisheries of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States of other human activities. Four types of impact were considered: production of oil and gas; direct fish mortalities caused by effluent; habitat deterioration; and closure of molluscan fisheries for health reasons. An attempt is made to obtain quantitative (dollar) estimates of the impacts, both negative and positive. The main quantifiable effects are of habitat destruction on species requiring estuaries and similar areas as nurseries (particularly in the Gulf and Middle Atlantic region), and molluscan fisheries (again the Gulf region is particularly affected).en
dc.formatpdf
dc.identifier.isbn92-5-100380-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/28852
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number87 p.
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectpollution
dc.subjectfishery
dc.subjectmarine pollution
dc.subjectunderwater exploration
dc.subjectMexico
dc.subjectUnited States
dc.subjectAtlantic Ocean
dc.subjectoil and gas industry
dc.subjectpetroleum exploration
dc.subjectfish
dc.subjectmollusc fishery
dc.subjectshellfish culture
dc.subject Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectPollution
dc.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
dc.subject.sdgSDG 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
dc.subject.sdgSDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
dc.subject.sdgSDG 14 - Life below Water
dc.subject.themechemistry
dc.subject.themechemical pollution
dc.subject.themelandscape
dc.subject.themeecosystems
dc.subject.themeadministration
dc.subject.themeenvironmental governance
dc.subject.themenatural areas
dc.titleEconomic Impact of the Effects of Pollution on the Coastal Fisheries of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico Regions of the United States of America: FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No.172en
dc.typeTechnical report

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