Marine Debris Identification Handbook

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Marine Debris Identification Handbook

National Marine Fisheries Service Honolulu
Laboratory Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
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Reference Key Objectives

• Generate a database with digital photos and
  parameters for recovered derelict fishing gear
• Produce a Marine Debris Reference Key CD to be
  distributed to international and domestic
  stakeholders

• Identify source fisheries and origin of derelict
  fishing gear
• Post ID Handbook on World Wide Web

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Completed

• Microsoft Access Database
• 250 net sample digital images entered into
  database
• Supported the US Department of State in hosting
  the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Marine
  Debris Seminar, Aug. 2004, Honolulu, HI
• Net Samples Sent off to Industrial Collaborators
  for Identification of possible targeted fisheries
  and sometimes net manufacturer

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Photograph Station
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Net Sample Pictures
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Net Analysis Database
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Marine Debris Identification Handbook
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Works in Progress

• Receive data from net identification
  collaborators for source fisheries identification
  by September
• Implement ID Handbook database on electronic
  media and post to the World Wide Web by January
  2005

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A Multi-Agency Program to Mitigate Marine Debris
in the U.S Pacific Islands
US National Marine Fisheries Service US National
Ocean Service University of Hawaii Sea Grant
College Program US Coast Guard US Fish
Wildlife Service Hawaii Metals Recycling Hawaii
Coastal Zone Management Program Horizon Waste
Services, Inc. City County of Honolulu US
Navy Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management
Council US Department of State Natural
Resources Consultants, Inc. Hawaii State
DLNRHawaii Audubon Society The Ocean
ConservancyOcean Futures SocietyHawaii State
DBEDTCovanta Energy
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Mahalo

• Thank you for the continued support of the
  multi-agency marine debris removal effort.
• Funding for this project provided by a National
  Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant to Dr. Mary
  Donohue, University of Hawaii Sea Grant College
  Program.