Marine debris in Alaska
Subtitle: coordinating our efforts : proceedings of the Marine Debris in Alaska Workshop, February 14-15, 2008, Anchorage, Alaska
By: Michael Williams and Erika Ammann, editors.
Contributors: Williams, Michael T.; Ammann, Erika R.; Alaska Sea Grant College Program.; National Sea Grant College Program (U.S.); United States. National Marine Fisheries Service.
Series: AK-SG -- no. 09-01; Alaska Sea Grant College Program report -- no. 09-01.
Publisher: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Sea Grant College Program
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Anchorage, Alaska
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781566121354
Subjects: Marine debris -- Alaska -- Congresses; Marine debris -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska -- Congresses; Marine pollution -- Alaska -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Other titles: Marine debris in Alaska
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Supported by the University of Alaska Fairbanks with state funds and by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA National Sea Grant Office NA06OAR4170013 project A/161-01

Funding for the publication and the workshop provided by the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service HA133F-07-SE-3949

This item was harvested from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Sea Grant College Program web site: http://seagrant.uaf.edu/lib/aksg/0901/mdacoe-debris.pdf  in March 2009 for the Alaska State Publications Program; remote access available via StaticURL.
Table of contents: title: Marine Debris Toast --; title: Synthesis of Proceedings Book --; title: Purpose of the workshop --; title: Acknowledgments --; title: Introduction.; title: Alaska Marine Debris Programs --; title: The NOAA Marine Debris Program: implementing a program to address the nation's needs  -- Sarah E. Morison; title: Talking trash in Kachemak Bay: the Kachemak Bay CoastWalk Program  -- Marilyn Sigman and Bree Murphy; title: Derelict fishing gear in Alaska: accumulation rates and fishing net analysis  -- Bob King; title: Debris via the sea: St. Paul Island, Pribilof Islands, Alaska  -- Aquilina D. Lestenkof and Phillip A. Zavadil; title: Marine debris remediation from Prince William Sound to Gore Point: Gulf of Alaska Keeper  -- Chris Pallister; title: Kodiak Archipelago marine debris survey  -- Andy Schroeder; title: Sunny Resurrection Bay: what's happening on our beaches?  -- Tim Johnson; title: Cleanup of marine debris on Unalaska Island  -- Nir Barnea; title: Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation Clean Water Program -- Wes Jones.; title: Marine Debris Technical Knowledge and Research --; title: Unmanned aerial systems and buoy technologies for locating and tracking marine debris in the high seas  -- Tim Veenstra; title: Nature and sources of chemicals in marine plastic debris  -- Benjamin Applegate, Chris Pallister, and John M. Kennish; title: Seabirds indicate plastic pollution in the marine environment: quantifying spatial patterns and trends in Alaska  -- David Hyrenbach, Hannahrose Nevins, Michelle Hester, Carol Keiper, Sophie Webb, and James Harvey; title: Somebody untangle me!: taking a closer look at marine mammal entanglement in marine debris  -- Aleria Jensen, Michael Williams, Lauri Jemison, and Kim Raum-Suryan; title: A tangled web: the mystery, math, and mechanics of net recycling -- Lois Young.; title: Summaries of Marine Debris Workshop Breakout Discussions --; title: Question 1: where and how accessible are regional shore-cast marine debris accumulations?  -- Nir Barnea and Tim Veenstra; title: Question 2: is standardized marine debris data collection possible?  -- Sarah Morison and Lauri Jemison; title: Question 3: what can be done with collected marine debris?  -- Bob King and Lois Young; title: Question 4: how can we prevent and reduce marine debris sources through education and outreach?  -- Bree Murphy and Jerry Dzugan; title: Question 5: how can emergent programs for marine debris removal and prevention be developed?  -- Chris Pallister, Philip Zavadil, and Erika Ammann; title: Question 6: how does marine debris affect wildlife and the environment?  -- David Hyrenbach and John Kennish; title: Question 7: what criteria should be applied to prioritizing marine debris cleanups in Alaska?  -- Reid Brewer and Aleria Jensen; title: Participants.