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Promoting the conservation and sustainable
use of fishery resources of the North Pacific through research,
education and mitigation.
MCAF Establishes Alaska Monitoring Program for Japanese Tsunami Debris (1/18/12, .pdf) NEW
Japanese Tsunami Debris
The status of tsunami debris in Alaska.
While the devastation of the Japanese tsunami touched many of our hearts, echoes of it are soon expected to wash up along our shores. The bulk of the debris is subject to currents and isn’t expected to arrive until 2013, but the lightest debris may have been spotted along the west coast of US and Canada. Report your own debris sightings and pictures at marinedebris@ak.net.
Survey Results-
In Alaska, there are no definitive sightings of the debris to date, but several Japanese objects have washed ashore that may or may not be from the Tsunami.
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Crab Research Needs Fishermen's Assistance (10/10/11) NEW
MEDIA ADVISORY: Bering Sea Crab Research Study Calls on Fishermen for Help (5/16/11) NEW
MCA Foundation reports massive beach cleanups from 2010 (12/15/10)
MCA Foundation Program Removed Tons Of Marine Debris From Alaska Beaches In 2010 (12/15/10)
MCAF Wraps up Successful 2010 Marine Debris Cleanup Season (12/13/10, .pdf)
National Geographic show spotlights seafood industry, community, and government partnership to protect Fur Seals (9/29/10)
Halibut Excluder Video: Catching the Right Fish (7/26/10)
A Programmatic Response to Marine Pollution Handout (4/15/10)
Collecting Temperature Data to Reduce Salmon Bycatch (3/31/10)
Researchers studying crab bycatch mortality (1/6/10)
Grant aids efforts to reduce marine debris (9/2/09)
MCAF Seeking Proposals to Dispose of the F/V OCEAN CLIPPER
Located on St Paul Island. Bids due 9/18/09
Pribilof Canyon mapping to aid fishermen, communities (8/11/09)
Gastineau Guiding Survey (7/28/09)
NOAA awards $1 million for Alaska beach cleanup (7/16/09)
Stimulus money funds fisheries projects (Coast Alaska Audio) (7/2/09). Fish as well as people are expected to benefit from another round of federal stimulus funding that’s headed to Alaska. Craig, Sitka and Yakutat will benefit. Click on "more" for a list of projects around the country. more...
Photos of Marine Debris Cleanup
The Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation
promotes the conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources
of the North Pacific through the support of research and public
education. In addition to its cooperative research program,
the MCA Foundation oversees one the largest
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marine
debris cleanup programs in the nation. Established in
2003 as the non-profit arm of the Marine Conservation
Alliance, an Alaska-based fishing industry association,
MCAF members include most of the seafood processors that
operate in Alaska, the owners of most groundfish and crab
vessels in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska, fishing
communities and the support industry
New Report: Development of a Halibut Excluder for the Gulf of Alaska Shoreside Cod Trawl Fishery (May 2008) (Kodiak trawl community funded)
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Electronic Monitoring reports are available and link to Publications page
A Programmatic Response to Marine Pollution (.pdf, 4/15/10)
High Seas Driftnets in Alaska Marine Debris (.pdf, 11/14/08)
Marine Debris in Alaska (.pdf, 11/5/08)
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is about 100 or fewer. Right whales are particularly
vulnerable to ship strikes because they’re
slow swimmers that feed on or near the surface
and show little or no instinct for avoiding vessels.
Concern about the preservation of
North Pacific right whales has prompted NOAA’s
Marine Mammal Lab and the Marine Conservation
Alliance in Juneau, Alaska, to get proactive about
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A couple years ago, the
two groups put together a concise pilothouse guide
that helps vessel operators identify right whales
and offers advice on what to do if and when one
is sighted
Included in the guide is an identification
chart, appropriate vessel maneuvering procedures
and whale sighting documentation protocols. If
you are interested in receiving a free copy of
the Right Whale Identification Guide, please send
an e-mail to adminmca@ak.net
including: Name, Company, Address, E-mail
MARINE DEBRIS MEDIA
MCA Foundation Program Removed Tons Of Marine Debris From Alaska Beaches In 2010 (12/15/10) NEW
MCA Foundation reports massive beach cleanups from 2010 (12/15/10) NEW
Grant aids efforts to reduce marine debris (9/2/09)
Pribilof Canyon mapping to aid fishermen, communities (8/11/09)
NOAA awards $1 million for Alaska beach cleanup (7/16/09)
Stimulus money funds fisheries projects (Coast Alaska Audio) (7/2/09)
Marine debris information now on Google Earth (2/13/09)
Marine Debris in Alaska: Coordinating Our Efforts (2008)
Opportunistic temperature-at-depth recorders on Bering Sea pollock trawls to evaluate linkages between location-specific temperatures and pollock, salmon, and other species catch rates (Jan 2009)
Cooperative Research Media
Halibut Excluder: A Doggie Door for Fish (5/22/07)
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Thanks for stopping by to learn more about the MCA Foundation. Through our programs in marine debris cleanup, public education and cooperative research, we're working to set a new standard for stewardship by the seafood industry. In recent years, our marine debris program has grown into one of the largest debris removal programs in the nation and in 2008 received the prestigious Sustainable Fisheries Leadership Award for Coastal Habitat Restoration awarded by NOAA and the Fishing for the Future Foundation. Our cooperative research program is bringing fishermen and scientists together to find ways to reduce the bycatch of salmon and halibut in trawl fisheries. Feel free to browse these pages to learn more about MCAF and its activities. If you have any additional questions, please contact
us.
Anne Vanderhoeven
MCAF President
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Japanese Tsunami Debris NEW
Marine Debris Map
Gastineau Guiding Survey
Report
Marine Debris
Marine
Mammal Stranding Event Notification Form
Board Members
President's Corner
Our Programs
Marine Debris
Cooperative Research
Education Programs
Marine debris is not just an eyesore
. . . it’s a threat to fish, seabirds and marine
mammals. YOU CAN HELP
by downloading and posting this poster (8.5x14) to
report marine debris in Alaska.
To receive a copy in the mail contact adminmca@ak.net.
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