Marine Debris Project Final Report 2014

Ratio of lids to bottles0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5aeabcdeaaACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WAStateFigure 15. The ratio of beverage container lids to beverage containers found by Clean Up Australiavolunteers in 2012 for each state and territory. The error bars give the 95% confidence interval aroundthe estimates. Shared letters across bars denote values that are not significantly different at the p < 0.05level.8.3 CSIRO Policy input to the Threat Abatement PlanCSIRO commenced a major research effort on marine debris, in particular focusing on understandingsources, evaluating risk to wildlife, and investigating the effectiveness of policy responses in 2009. Thisresearch has involved 4 major research efforts, a collaborative project on derelict fishing gear inHardesty et al. (2014) | 59