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Marine Debris

Marine debris including derelict fishing gear and other plastic trash is recognized as one of the most pernicious problems facing the world's oceans and shoreline. Click here to learn more about marine debris and what MCAF is doing about it.

View Slideshow "Marine Debris in Alaska"

2012 Marine Debris Cleanup RFP

Applications are now available for the 2012 marine debris cleanup season! You will need the proposal form, directions, budget and the MCAF Marine Debris Handbook to help you design your project. Please contact Dave Gaudet if you have any questions while developing your proposal. Dave can be reached at marinedebris@ak.net and (907) 523-0731.

Funding: Funding is expected to be approximately $370,000 in 2012. There is a project limit of $70,000; any projects that exceed this amount must provide a written justification along with the proposal.

To be eligible for funding in 2012 you must submit:
1.       Proposal Form
2.       Budget
3.       Written justification for projects over $70,000
4.       Reports and invoices must be submitted to MCAF for all projects that began in 2011. They are due April 2, 2012 to be eligible to apply for the 2012 RFP.

Deadline: April 2, 2012

Submit Proposals to: marinedebris@ak.net  

Removal and Disposal Methods - a slideshow (.pdf, 10/28/11) NEW

Contractor Cleanup Reports

MCA Marine Debris Reauthorization Letter   (7/ 11)

Trashing Your Livelihood




Legislative Fish Caucus: Marine Debris

Marine Debris Project Map (.pdf)

Reports and Photos of Past Cleanups

2009
Prince of Wales/Craig
Prince William Sound
Biorka Island & Sitka Area
St. Paul Island

2008-7 Marine Debris Cleanup

2008-6 Marine Debris Cleanup

DVD. Trashing Your Livelihood: Marine Debris and Commercial Fishing.
Description: Marine debris, including lost and discarded fishing gear, can be costly to commercial fishermen. This video shows fishery damage, and tells how reduce the amount of new debris and how to clean up the debris already there. The video was produced with NOAA funds in partnership with the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association and Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation.

Order a Copy from the Alaska SeaGrant Book Store

 
 

MARINE DEBRIS MEDIA

Tsunami debris expected in Alaska (12/20/11) NEW

MCA Foundation Program Removed Tons Of Marine Debris From Alaska Beaches In 2010 (12/15/10)

MCA Foundation reports massive beach cleanups from 2010 (12/15/10)

National Geographic show spotlights seafood industry, community, and government partnership to protect Fur Seals (9/29/10)

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 in Alaska: Coordinating Our Efforts (2008)

Earth Council Geneva: Marine Debris Program (10/29/08)

 Marine Debris

Marine debris milestone for AK: 1 million pounds! (.mp3, 10/24/08)

Coastline a million pounds cleaner (10/25/08)

Sustainable Fishing (10/8/08)

As climate warms, U.S. regulators move to close off northern fishing grounds (10/8/08)

Arctic Warming Chills Interest in Fishing (8/7/08)

Volunteer group heaps up debris from Shuyak (8/8/08)

Marine Debris in the News Kodiak non-profit takes on ocean garbage problem (7/2/08)

Sea Trash (6/22/08)

Island junkyards: Debris fouls fur seal haulouts (6/23/08)

NOAA Honors Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation for Debris Cleanups (5/20/08)

WA child's message in a bottle ends up in Alaska 21 years later (3/23/08)

Alaska residents regroup in battle against marine debris (2/1/08)

Feds may cut $7 billion in fishing grants to Alaska - Attack on coastal carnage (2/1/08)

Alaska group removes marine debris from 70 miles of shore(1/20/08)

Maintaining hope, even in November (11/27/07)

First Lady's Initiative on Marine Debris Would Support Efforts Underway in Alaska (11/7/07)

Trashed (11/1/07)

Qawalangin Tribe works to clean up beaches (9/24/07)

Taking out the trash at Gore Point (8/31/07)

Bringing in the debris (8/30/07)

Crews to clean up the dirty beaches (July 19, 2007)

My turn. Ocean litter is everyone's problem (July 9, 2007)

Sea trash piles up on peninsula beach (April 30, 2007)

‘Garbologist’ talks trash at workshop ( Feb. 21 2007)

Foundation aids beach clean-up projects (Nov. 2 2006)

Oceans of Waste (April 23, 2006)

Plague of Plastic Chokes the Seas (Aug 2, 2006)

Alaska firm goes high-tech hunting for lost fishing nets (June 5, 2005)

Links of Interest

Interagency Report On Marine Debris Sources, Impacts, Strategies & Recommendations (July 2008)

National Academy of Sciences. Marine Debris Will Likely Increase Without Improved Management: Report Brief, Full Report

An Aerial Survey of Marine Debris Along the Coast of Southwestern Alaska (2008)

NOAA Habitat Program

NOAA Marine Debris Program

Fur Seal Disentanglement Project

 


Japanese Tsunami Debris NEW

Marine Debris Map

Gastineau Guiding Survey

Report Marine Debris

Marine Mammal Stranding Event Notification Form

Board Members

President's Corner

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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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