Long Bay hypoxia study: A collaborative and multidisciplinary approach
The nearshore waters along the Myrtle Beach area are oceanographically referred to as Long Bay. Long Bay is thelast in a series of semi-circular indentations located along the South Atlantic seaboard. The Bay extends forapproximately 150 km from the Cape Fear River in North Carolina to Winyah Bay in South Carolina and has anumber of small inlets (Figure 1). This region of the S.C. coast, commonly referred to as the “Grand Strand,” has asignificant tourism base that accounts for a substantial portion of the South Carolina economy (i.e., 40% of thestate’s total in 2002) (TIAA 2003). In 2004, the Grand Strand had an estimated 13.2 million visitors of which 90%went to the beach (MBCC 2006). In addition, Long Bay supports a shore-based hook and line fishery comprised ofanglers fishing from recreational fishing piers, the beach, and small recreational boats just offshore. (PDF contains 4 pages)
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Subjects: | Limnology, Chemistry, Environment, TCS22, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/21609 |
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