SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CRUISE LINES AND CRITICAL BENTHIC HABITATS
Abstract
Due to concerns regarding the proximity of cruise line discharge to critical marine
benthic habitats (i.e. corals and seagrasses), a science panel for the International
Council
of Cruise Lines (ICCL) has recently updated recommendations for the improvement of
discharge practices. No previous spatial component exists to assess the distance
relationship of cruise liners to critical benthic habitats. Duke University and
Conservation International have collaborated on a pilot project to create a series
of GIS
(Geographic Information Systems) maps, indicating cruise ship track density and
discharge locations with respect to “sensitive marine habitats”, Marine Protected
Areas
(MPAs), and the 20-meter depth contour in the southeastern Florida cruise line corridor
from Fort Lauderdale to the Dry Tortugas. The pilot project will be used as a future
reference point for mapping other high-density cruise line corridors in the Caribbean
Sea.
Type
Master's projectSubject
Benthic HabitatInternational Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL)
Conservation International
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)
Southeastern Florida
Cruise line
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Thomas, Emma (2007). SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF CRUISE LINES AND CRITICAL BENTHIC HABITATS. Master's project, Duke University. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/303.Collections
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