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Debris caused by Hurricane Michael in Panama City, FL (Credit: NOAA).
The 2018 hurricane and typhoon seasons inflicted severe damage to communities and coastal resources across North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and Typhoon Yutu left a swath of destruction and large amounts of debris in the coastal zones of the affected states and territory. This debris poses hazards to navigation, commercial fishing grounds, and sensitive ecosystems.
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Partners participate in the Gulf of Maine Marine Debris Action Plan Workshop, Gloucester, MA. (Credit: NOAA).
The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) is pleased to share the Gulf of Maine Marine Debris Action Plan. This document is the result of a collaborative effort between the NOAA Marine Debris Program and partners in Canada, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, and represents a partner-led effort to guide marine debris actions in the Gulf of Maine for the next five years.
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 The Marine Debris Program’s Northeast Regional Coordinator, Demi Fox, applies STEM techniques at the New England Aquarium's World Ocean Day (Photo: NOAA).
At the NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP), we are often asked, “What can we do to help clean up the ocean?” Prevention is key to solving the marine debris problem over time. If you think about an overflowing sink, the first step before cleaning up the water is to turn off the tap. However, in order to prevent marine debris, we need to understand where it is coming from and that understanding starts with a solid marine debris educational foundation.
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Heavy machinery removes debris from the Pearl River log jam (Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services).
Where the Fish and Magnolia Rivers meet the sea and create the estuary of Weeks Bay, sunken boats used to dot the estuary’s shoreline. The Weeks Bay Foundation and Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, supported by a NOAA Marine Debris Community-based Removal grant, removed those vessels this past year through the “Derelict is Dangerous” campaign.
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Small toys inside glass jars make homemade snow-globes (Credit: NOAA).
The Marine Debris Program has gathered up our favorite quick tips for making this holiday season a little greener. In a series of three blogs, our team will share their holiday hacks to help celebrate the season while also protecting the planet! First up: parties
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Live blue crab and derelict crab traps, 2019 (Credit: Adam Songy, LPBF).
The commercial crab fishery in Louisiana is an important fishery that primarily targets adult blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Yielding an annual average landing (crabs brought to port) of 18,600,000 kg (41,000,000 pounds) from 2013 to 2017, the Louisiana blue crab fishery is frequently both the largest blue crab fishery and domestic blue crab supplier in the United States.
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