About the Program
2005 NOAA MDP Projects by Type
These projects are categorized by the Focus Area to which they most easily pertain.
Data Collection & Research
These NOAA-funded projects track marine debris in the marine environment or on-shore. Some of them create databases of debris concentrations for clean-up purposes.
- High Seas GhostNet Detection Project (Pacific Ocean)
- Marine Debris Location and Removal in the Main Hawaiian Islands and Vicinity (Hawaii)
- Honolulu Marine Debris Port Reception Feasibility Project (Hawaii)
Education & Outreach, Training & Protocols
NOAA funds the projects below to inform and educate the public about marine debris and its causes, and how to help keep the environment free from this environmental hazard.
- Outreach on Marine Debris and Protected Species through publication of a Guide to Marine Mammals and Turtles of Hawaii and the Eastern North Pacific, to include a section on Marine Debris (Hawaii)
- Alabama and Mississippi Marine Debris Removal and Prevention: Boater Education and Volunteer-based Clean-up Program (Gulf Coast)
- Anacostia Watershed Marine Debris Project, Watershed Explorers (District of Columbia)
- Address lobster line work associated with Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (Atlantic)
On-the-Ground-Efforts
These projects and programs describe marine debris cleanup activities funded by NOAA throughout the nation.
- Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation (Alaska)
- Northwestern/Main Hawaiian Islands Marine Debris Removal Project (Hawaii)
- Marine Debris Removal in Monk Seal Habitat in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii)
- Removal of large concentrations of marine debris from the Unalaska Island Vicinity, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (Alaska)
- 2005 International Coastal Clean-up (Nationwide)
- Marine Debris Removal from the Waiohinu-Ka Lae Coast Hawaii Island (Hawaii)
- Olympic Coast Clean-up Beach Debris Removal (Washington)
Derelict Fishing Gear
These NOAA Marine Debris projects focus on addressing derelict fishing gear in its many forms.
- Northwest Straits Derelict Fishing Gear Assessment, Recovery, Training and Outreach Project (Washington)
- Derelict Fishing Gear Assessment, Recovery, Training and Outreach (Washington)
- Northwest Straits Derelict Fishing Gear Assessment, Recovery, Training and Outreach Project (Washington)
- Olympic Coast Derelict Fishing Gear Pilot Project (Washington)
- Identification, Mapping and Assessment of Derelict Fishing Gear in the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland)
Derelict Vessels
These projects attempt to address derelict vessel issues on a small scale.
- South Carolina Abandoned Vessel Project (South Carolina)
- NOAA Abandoned Vessel Program (Nationwide)
Coordination
These projects leverage existing partnerships to create best practice standards for use nationally and internationally to identify and remove marine debris.
- Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee
- NOAA International Efforts to Remove Marine Debris and Build Capacity (International)
