NOAA Project: 2005-2008
Ongoing | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Maps of 05-07 projects
Project Type Key
Data Collection & Research = R
Education & Outreach, Training & Protocols = E
On-the-Ground Efforts = O
Derelict Fishing Gear = G
Derelict Vessels = V
Ongoing NOAA Projects
Listed below are several of the large-scale ongoing marine debris projects throughout the nation:
2008
Nationwide
- [Ongoing] Marine Debris Survey and Removal from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Marine National Monument: Maintenance Mode (Hawaii)
Pacific
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Reconnaissance Surveys for Marine Debris in Remote Areas of Alaska’s Coast (Alaska, R)
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Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Marine Debris on Selected Beaches in the Gulf of Alaska (Alaska, R)
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An Assessment of the Impact of Derelict Fishing Nets on the Coral Reef Habitats of Midway Atoll (Hawaii, R)
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Derelict Fishing Gear Mapping and Removal in the Main Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii, O)
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Assessing the Global Impact of Marine Debris and Derelict Fishing Gear on Marine Mammals: Beginning the dialog (Hawaii/Worldwide, G)
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Derelict Fishing Gear in Puget Sound: Prioritizing removal, preventing recruitment, and parameterizing efforts to model biological impacts (Washington, G)
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Collection of Benthic Marine Debris During the 2008 West Coast Groundfish Trawl Survey: Distribution, Characterization, and Weight (Pacific Ocean, west coast U.S., R)
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Focusing Efforts to Detect Derelict Fishing Gear at Sea
in the North Pacific (NE Pacific Ocean, G)
Atlantic
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Sea Debris: Locating and removing derelict fishing gear in the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Massachusetts, O)
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Marine Debris Characterization in Salt Marsh and Submerged Habitats in Coastal North Carolina (North Carolina, R)
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Derelict Crab Pots in North Carolina Waters and Their Effects on Diamondback Terrapin Populations: Proposed inventory, methodology development for effective location and removal, educational awareness campaign, and planning for long-term solutions (North Carolina, R)
Gulf Coast
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Mapping, Assessment, and Removal of Derelict Fishing Gear from Stetson Bank, Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (Texas, G)
2007
Nationwide
- Assessing the Socio-economic Costs of Marine Debris and the Benefits of Abatement, Phase 2: Model Development, Data Gap Analysis and Survey Design (Nationwide, R)
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Emergency Response Field Data Collection - Integrating marine debris and shoreline assessment data through a common data standard (Nationwide, R)
Pacific
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Planning for Removal of Derelict Vessels and Vessel Debris in American Samoa (American Samoa, V)
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Coordinating Our Efforts: Establishing Effective and Scientifically Sound Marine Debris Goals, Practices, and Outreach for Alaska (Alaska, R)
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An Assessment of derelict fishing gear and other marine debris in deepwater benthic habitats off California (California, G)
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[Ongoing] 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, R)
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Oregon Derelict Crab Trap Recovery: Removal, Assessment, and Outreach (Oregon, G)
- Development of a Coordinated Strategy for the Washington Outer Coast Beach Cleanup and Debris Cache Removal (Washington, O)
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At Sea Detection of Derelict Fishing Gear in the North Pacific (North Pacific, R) *MDP-involved, not MDP-funded
Atlantic
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Derelict Traps and Casita Debris in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Distribution, Habitat Impacts, and Bycatch Mortality (Florida, G)
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Assessment, monitoring, and reduction of the causes and impacts of marine debris in the South Atlantic Bight (Florida to North Carolina, R)
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Impact Assessment, Recovery, and Prevention of Derelict Fishing Gear (crab traps) in Chesapeake Bay (Maryland, Virginia, G)
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Demonstration project for at-sea retrieval and shore-side removal of derelict fishing gear from the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Massachusetts, G)
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Debris Accumulation, Removal and Impact Assessment (DARIA) (North Carolina, O)
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Recovery and subsequent disposal of ghost Black Sea Bass traps in the U.S. South Atlantic Fishery Management Area (North Carolina, G)
2006
Nationwide
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Socio-economic Costs and Benefits of Marine Debris Abatement (Nationwide, R)
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A Web-based Education Campaign for Marine Debris Awareness and Prevention for NOAA's Marine Debris Program (Nationwide, E)
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An Integrated PDA-GPS Protocol for Marine Debris and Oil Spill Cleanup, Mitigation, and Decision-Making (Nationwide, E)
Pacific
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Derelict Fishing Gear in Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary: Surveys, Removal Protocol Development, and Removal Feasibility Assessment (California, G)
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NOAA-UPSAC Fishing Line Recycling Program (California, G)
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Prevention of Vessel Debris through Inspections and Outreach (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, V)
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Marine Debris Outreach for Hawaii Cruise Lines (Hawaii, E)
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Take Action on Marine Debris - New Marine Debris Exhibit (Hawaii, E)
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Quantifying Marine Debris in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean (Pacific Ocean, R)
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Census of Marine Debris (Pacific Ocean, R)
Atlantic
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Tire Reef Cleanup: Determining viable disposal options for 1+ million tires recovered from Florida Reefs (Florida, R)
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Removal of Marine Debris used as Lobster Aggregating Structures [casitas] (Florida, O)
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Regional Monofilament Recovery and Recycling Program (Florida and Texas, G)
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Terminating Trash in the Anacostia Watershed (Maryland, O)
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Marine Debris Removal in Right Whale Habitat (Massachusetts, O)
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Removal of Derelict Fishing Gear from Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Shipwrecks (Massachusetts, G)
Gulf Coast
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Post-Hurricane Marine Debris and Underwater Obstruction Assessment and Marking in Calcasieu Lake, LA (Louisiana, R)
2005
Pacific
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Removal of Large Concentrations of Marine Debris from the Unalaska Island Vicinity, Aleutian Islands, Alaska (Alaska, O)
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Derelict Fishing Gear Mapping and Removal in the Main Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii, R)
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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, E)
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Marine Debris Removal in Monk Seal Habitat in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii, O)
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Marine Debris Removal from the Waiohinu-Ka Lae Coast Hawaii Island (Hawaii, O)
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Honolulu Marine Debris Port Reception Feasibility Project (Hawaii, O)
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Olympic Coast Clean-up Beach Debris Removal (Washington, O)
- Northwest Straits Derelict Fishing Gear Assessment, Recovery, Training and Outreach Project (Washington, G)
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Olympic Coast Derelict Fishing Gear Pilot Project (Washington, G)
Atlantic
- Anacostia Watershed Explorers (District of Columbia, E)
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Anacostia Watershed Cleanup (District of Columbia, O)
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Identification, Mapping and Assessment of Derelict Fishing Gear in the Chesapeake Bay (Maryland, G)
- South Carolina Abandoned Vessel Project (South Carolina, V)
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Address Lobster Line Work Associated with Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (Atlantic, E)
Gulf Coast
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Alabama and Mississippi Marine Debris Removal and Prevention: Boater Education and Volunteer-based Clean-up Program (Gulf Coast, E)
NOAA Project Locations (2005-2007)
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*Each discrete point is one project. However, each project may encompass an area much greater than the point indicates.





