2007 NOAA MDP Projects by Region

Nationwide

Assessing the Socio-economic Costs of Marine Debris and the Benefits of Abatement - Phase 2: Model Development, Data Gap Analysis, and Survey Design
Emergency Response Field Data Collection - Integrating marine debris and shoreline assessment data through a common data standard
[Ongoing] NOAA Abandoned Vessel Program
[Ongoing] International Coastal Clean-up

Coordinating Our Efforts: Establishing Effective and Scientifically Sound Marine Debris Goals, Practices, and Outreach for Alaska (Alaska)
Planning for Removal of Derelict Vessels and Vessel Debris in American Samoa (American Samoa)
An Assessment of derelict fishing gear and other marine debris in deepwater benthic habitats off California (California)
Marine Debris Survey and Removal from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Marine National Monument: Maintenance Mode (Hawaii)
A Survey of Invertebrate and Algal Communities Colonizing Marine Debris in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii)
Oregon Derelict Crab Trap Recovery: Removal, Assessment, and Outreach (Oregon)
Development of a Coordinated Strategy for the Washington Outer Coast Beach Cleanup and Debris Cache Removal (Washington)

Derelict Traps and Casita Debris in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Distribution, Habitat Impacts, and Bycatch Mortality (Florida)
Assessment, monitoring, and reduction of the causes and impacts of marine debris in the South Atlantic Bight (Florida to North Carolina)
Impact Assessment, Recovery, and Prevention of Derelict Fishing Gear (crab traps) in Chesapeake Bay (Maryland, Virginia)
Demonstration project for at-sea retrieval and shore-side removal of derelict fishing gear from the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Massachusetts)
Recovery and subsequent disposal of ghost Black Sea Bass traps in the U.S. South Atlantic Fishery Management Area (North Carolina)
Combining a Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program in North Carolina with a Debris Accumulation, Removal, and Impact Assessment (North Carolina)