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Weekly Marine Debris Reports | Marine Debris Monthly Reports | Marine Debris Press Releases | Marine Debris Articles

This page contains information and news featuring the NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) and MDP-funded projects throughout the United States.
Weekly Marine Debris Reports
Each week (every Tuesday) a weekly report is sent out via email to both internal and external partners, as well as other interested constituents and public. These "eNewsletters" highlights projects that the NOAA Marine Debris Program has assisted in or supported in some way, news and updates on the NOAA Marine Debris Program, and upcoming funding opportunities. It also contains a listing of marine debris-related media hits from around the world.
If you would like to be added to the distribution list for this weekly report, please send an email message to requests@willamette.nos.noaa.gov with the subject line "subscribe mdpweekly". Your name will be added to the list of subscribers.
Marine Debris Monthly Reports
Below you will find the monthly reports from the NOAA Marine Debris Program. The reports contain a compliation each month's weekly reports with information on projects and program-specific highlights, updates, and news articles.
2009
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
2008
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
2007
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
2006
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Marine Debris Press Releases
Visit our Media page.
Marine Debris Articles
Click on the following links to view a sampling of articles focusing on the NOAA Marine Debris Program and funded projects:
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Feature article on NOAA Marine Debris Program (National Coastal Zone Management Program News)
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Special NOAA 200th Celebration Feature Article: Tackling Marine Debris in the Middle of the Pacific
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Special NOAA 200th Celebration Side-bar Essay: Trash to Energy: Hawaii's Marine Debris Recycling
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Marine Debris Cleanup-Ups of Big Island’s South Point to Begin in November - September 2005 (pdf 717KB)
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Marine Debris Brings Together Agencies, Businesses, and Volunteers - January 2006 (pdf 529KB)
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Talking Trash (Hawaii marine debris updates) - March 2006 (pdf 612KB)
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Thirty-Five Tons of Trash (Results of Waiohinu-Ka Lae project) - July 2006 (pdf 214KB)
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Got Trash? (Debris cleanup on Kahoolawe, Hawaii) - November 2006 (pdf 602KB)





