Marine sand and gravel production in areas off the northeast coast of the United States |
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| Authors: | John B. Pearce |
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| Affiliation: | U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Center, Sandy Hook Laboratory, Highlands, New Jersey 07732, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Agencies responsible for issuing permits authorizing excavation of marine sands and gravels have provided information on the amounts of aggregates removed from coastal waters off the New England and Middle Atlantic states. This information is reported herein. Major increases in marine mining are projected. The significance to fisheries of mining marine aggregates is discussed. |
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