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In October 2014, a team of 17 NOAA divers sailing aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette returned from a mission to remove marine debris from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii, a World Heritage Site and one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world.
In January 2014, the N.C. Coastal Federation hired fishermen to search northeastern N.C. waters for abandoned fishing gear. This clean-up was the first of its kind in the state and in just two days, they collected 350 pots. The pots will be used to make an oyster reef later this year.
In September 2018, a team of scientists and divers led by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center conducted a large-scale mission to survey and remove marine debris from the islands and atolls of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. This presentation will provide an overview of the project’s history, survey and removal methods, recent research, and future missions.
