Ocean dumping of seafood wastes in the United States |
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| Authors: | Michael A Champ Thomas P O&#x;Connor PKilho Park |
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| Institution: | 1. The American University, Washington, D.C. 20016, USA;2. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Marine Pollution Assessment, Ocean Dumping Program, Rockville, MD 20852, USA |
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| Abstract: | In the United States fish wastes can be ocean dumped without an Ocean Dumping Permit if the wastes contain no additives (flocculating or preserving agents, etc.). Fish wastes are currently ocean dumped off American Samoa, Louisiana and Puerto Rico. Fish wastes are characteristically high in proteins, fats, dissolved and suspended organic materials. Water quality parameters affected by these wastes are biochemical oxygen demand, total dissolved solids, chemical oxygen demand, oil and grease, pH, and turbidity. Other key factors include organic and nutrient enrichment, the attractant of undesirable predator species (i.e. sharks) and the natural oxygen regeneration processes. |
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