Interagency Marine Debris Coordinate Committee Recommendations and Metrics Report

This report outlines key changes in the marine debris landscape and federal coordination around marine debris issues in the United States and establishes new recommendations and metrics for the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee (IMDCC) member agencies to report on in future biennial reports to Congress. This report was developed by Meridian Institute and approved by the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee to fulfill the requirements of the Marine Debris Act and the 2019 recommendations of a 2019 Government Accountability Office report (GAO-19-653).