Download: Albatross Coalition Coca-Cola letter 2017 01 19 We are writing to you as co-chairs of Save the Albatross Coalition, a campaign of non-profit Zero Waste USA. Our mission is to prevent plastic discards from leading to the death of more than 200,000 Laysan Albatross chicks each year in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, which…
Download: Albatross Coalition President Obama Letter 2017 01 16 Dear President Obama, Thank you for expanding the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument to the largest in the world and, at the September Our Oceans Conference, designating the first Atlantic Ocean Monument – the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. We, the Save The Albatross Coalition, were…
Trash Free Waters (TFW) is a program developed by EPA with the purpose to educate, raise awareness, and encourage trash reduction in oceans and coasts. The public participants in the program include state and municipal governments, NGOs and business. https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/flow-trash-free-waters-newsletter https://blog.epa.gov/blog/?s=trash+free+waters https://www3.epa.gov/region9/marine-debris/zerotrash.html
Aquatic Trash Prevention Great Practices Compendium – The Mid-Atlantic States https://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/aquatic-trash-prevention-great-practices-compendium-mid-atlantic-states Ocean Dumping Management The Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), also known as the Ocean Dumping Act, regulates the transportation and dumping of any material into ocean waters. The MPRSA prohibits or restricts ocean dumping that would adversely affect human health, welfare, amenities,…
Marine Debris in the North Pacific Marine debris degrades ocean habitats, endangers marine and coastal wildlife, causes navigation hazards, results in economic losses to industry and governments, and threatens human health and safety. EPA Pacific Southwest (Region 9) is tapping existing programs and resources to advance the prevention, reduction and clean-up of marine debris in…
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION MARINE DEBRIS PROGRAM (NOAA) The NOAA Marine Debris Program is the U.S. Federal government’s lead for addressing marine debris. The NOAA Marine Debris Program has developed a strategic plan to help us succeed in continuing to combat marine debris in the coming years. Read more… The Marine Debris Clearinghouse is…
