Nation’s first Marine Debris Action Plan implemented in Hawaii

2010-01-13T22:38:00

Derelict fishing gear snagged on a coral reef at Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Credit: NOAA PIFSC CRED

NOAA and several partners in Hawaii have announced a comprehensive long-term plan to actively assess and remove plastics, derelict fishing gear, and other human sources of marine debris from coastal waters and coral reefs along the island chain.

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