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MCA Foundation - Marine Debris Removal Projects in Alaska

Marine Debris Cleanup Projects and Surveys

Yukon/Kuskowkim

YRDFA
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY MCA Foundation,
PARTNERED WITH Yukon River Drainage Fisheris Association,
(725 Christensen Drive, Suite 3-B, Anchorage, AK 99501)
FUNDED BY NOAA. In 2009 and 2010, Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association conducted cleanups in three small communities near the mouth of the Yukon River. Locally hired YRDFA crews removed a total of 108,762 lbs of marine debris from beaches near the Yupik Eskimo settlements of Alakanuk, Kotlik, and Hooper Bay.
Learn more... YRDFA Historic Cleanup Summary Report
Alakanuk, Hanson's Point pre-cleanup.
Available YRDFA project reports (.pdf):
2010 Hooper Bay MD Removal Report
MCA Foundation
http://sitkascience.org

Alakanuk

Alakanuk Pass

Alakanuk Village Point

Kotlik

Pastolik to Reindeer Camp

Hooper Bay

Mouth of Slough to Nuok Pt

Nuok Point

W/SW of Nuok Pt

Airport Vicinity

North of Hooper Bay

North of Airport

Floodplain W/NE of Hooper Bay

Norton Sound

NSEDC
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CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY MCA Foundation,
PARTNERED WITH Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC),
Fisheries Research & Development Dept.,
(PO Box 358, Nome, AK)
FUNDED BY NOAA
NSEDC initatiated its Norton Sound Clean Water Program, in partnership with MCA Foundation, with a 2006 test cleanup of beaches and waterways around Unalakleet. The program began out of concern over the number of old nets that were accumulating along coastlines, in esutaries, and along river banks throughout the region. Since that initial cleanup, several community cleanups have occured each year covering nearly all of their 15 member communities. So far, more than 700,000 lb of debris has been removed from Norton Sound beaches and waterways. NSEDC now plans to continue cleanups, but switching focus to return to problem locations needing more work.
Learn more... NSEDC Summary Report(.pdf)
2007 Shaktoolik Cleanup Crew
Click a community name to fly there for cleanup slideshow or project report:
Unalakleet 2006,2007
Shaktoolik 2007
Golovin 2008
Savoonga 2008
Brevig Mission 2009
Diomede 2009
Stebbins 2009
St Michael 2009
Koyuk 2010
Teller 2010
Wales 2010
MCA Foundation

Unalakleet

Unalakleet
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY MCA Foundation,
PARTNERED WITH NSEDC),
FUNDED BY NOAA.
Pounds Cleaned: 167,000
Read the cleanup final report: 2006 Unalakleet Cleanup Report (.pdf)
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Return to: Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, Nome
MCA Foundation

Unalakleet to Blueberry Pt

Kouwegok Slough

Unalakleet to Foot Hills

Shaktoolik

Shaktoolik
PARTNERED WITH NSEDC),
FUNDED BY NOAA.
Pounds Cleaned: 43,620
Read the cleanup final report: 2007 Shaktoolik Cleanup Report (.pdf)
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Return to: Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, Nome

Malikfik Bay

Shaktoolik to Foot Hills

Golovin

Golovin
PARTNERED WITH NSEDC),
FUNDED BY NOAA.
Pounds Cleaned: 22,031
Read the cleanup final report: 2008 Golovin Cleanup Report (.pdf)
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Return to: Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, Nome

Rocky Point

Golovin Lagoon

Golovin Bay

Carolyn Island to Cape Darby

Gambell

Gambell
Read the cleanup final reports:
2008 Gambell Cleanup Report (.pdf)
2009 Gambell Cleanup Report (.pdf)

Taphook Point to Singik Point

South Shoreline to Koozata Lagoon

Koozata Lagoon

Savoonga

Savoonga
Read the cleanup final reports:
2008 Savoonga Cleanup Report (.pdf)
2012 Savoonga Cleanup Report (.pdf)
2014 Savoonga Cleanup Report (.pdf)

Kookoolik Point to Knagee Camp

Brevig Mission

Brevig Mission
Read the cleanup final report:
2009 Brevig Mission Cleanup Report (.pdf)

Brevig Mission to Lost River

Brevig Lagoon

Brevig Mission to Grantley Harbor

Grantley Harbor

Diomede

Diomede
Read the cleanup final report:
2009 Diomede Cleanup Report (.pdf)
The 2009 Diomede cleanup was a test project, limited in scope to prepare for more extensive work in the future. In 2007, a presentation was prepared to illustrate the extent and types of marine debris needing removal from beaches in front of town.
Learn more... Pictures of Diomede Marine Debris(.pdf)
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Diomede Beaches

St Michael

St Michael
Read the cleanup final report:
2009 St Michael Cleanup Report (.pdf)

Broad Pt to St Michael

St Micahel to Channel Island

Channel Island

Broad Point

Stebbins

Stebbins
2009 Stebbins Cleanup Report (.pdf)

Stebbins to Broad Pt

Stuart Island

Koyuk

Koyuk
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY NSEDC,
FUNDED BY NSEDC.
2010 Koyuk Cleanup Report (.pdf)

Isaacs Pt

Ingluktalik River

Teller

Teller
2010 Teller Cleanup Report (.pdf)

Cape Riley

Cape Riley to Gold Standard Cr

Gold Standard Cr

Pt Spencer

Mound Cabins

Wales

Wales
2010 Wales Cleanup Report (.pdf)

Mugisitokwik Entrance

St. George

St. George Island
ST GEORGE ISLAND
PARTNERED WITH ST. GEORGE TRADITIONAL COUNCIL,
(101 Zapadni Rd, St George, AK)
FUNDED BY NOAA
St George Traditional Council and MCA Foundtion have conducted marine debris cleanups annually since 2006, including an accumulation and composition study in 2007. In total, over 12,000 lb of debris have been removed from the handful of accessible beaches and sealion rookeries on the island.
Learn more... St George Summary Report (.pdf)
In a 2006-2007 study, over 2,000 lb of debris accumulated
on one mile of St. George beaches in just one year!
Available St George project reports:
2010 St. George Island Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2011 St. George Island Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2012 St. George Island Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
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Beaches Cleaned

Staraya Artil

NW Point/NW Corner

Chonclo/ Town Front

Airplane Wing

East Central

Eastside Rookery

Garden Cove

Zapadni Beach

Zapadni Sandy Beach

South Rookery

St. Paul

St. Paul Island
ST PAUL ISLAND
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY THE MCA Foundation,
PARTNERED WITH THE ALEUT COMMUNITY OF ST. PAUL ISLAND, TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION OFFICE,
(PO Box 86, 2050 Venia Minor Road, St. Paul Island, Alaska 99660)
Each year, a parade of trucks, four wheelers (ATVs) and the occasional golf cart march out to the shore to conduct the annual St. Paul cleanup. The Saint Paul Tribal Governement's Ecosystem Conservation Office (ECO) has conducted annual beach cleanups for over a decade, and MCA Foundtion joined the effort in 2002.
Learn more... St. Paul Summary Report (.pdf)
Marine debris "truck parade" prepares to depart a St. Paul cleanup.
Available St Paul project reports:
2010 St. Paul Island Marine Debris Removal and Monitoring Report (.pdf)
2011 St. Paul Island Marine Debris Removal and Monitoring Report (.pdf)
2013 St. Paul Island Marine Debris Removal and Monitoring Report (.pdf)
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Ocean Clipper
Derelict Fishing Vessel OCEAN CLIPPER
Removal and Disposal, 2010
PARTNERED WITH MAGONE MARINE,
and ALEUT COMMUNITY OF ST. PAUL ISLAND, TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION OFFICE,
(PO Box 86, 2050 Venia Minor Road, St. Paul Island, Alaska 99660) )
FUNDED BY NOAA

Lincoln Bight

North Hill/North Pt

North Beach

Sea Lion Neck

Benson Beach

Polovina Rookery

Lukanin Bay

Kitovi/East Landing

Gorbach Rookery

Boulder Spit

Stony Pt

Zoltoi Sands Haulout

Reef Rookery East

Reef Rookery West

Antone Lake Boulder Spit

English Bay West

English Bay Middle

English Bay East

Vostochni Rookery West

Aleutian Islands

Aleutian Islands
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY NOAA and MCAF,
PARTNERED WITH NOAA, Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska, and Magone Marine,
FUNDED BY NOAA, MCAF, and Pacific Stevedoring.
The Aleutian Islands are the genesis for the marine debris program in Alaska. Between 1972 and 1974 and again in 1982, the precursor to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA), the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, began a survey and research program on marine debris on Amchitka Island (link to papers). NOAA was also responsible for the first actual cleanup in 2005. Following the grounding and breakup of the freighter Selendang Ayu on the northwest shore of Unalaska Island, NOAA surveyed the shoreline for remains of oil. They designed the survey to also collect data on marine debris. Following the survey, they hired Magone Marine of Dutch Harbor to clean up some of the heavy deposits. Funded primarily by NOAA and settlement money from Pacific Stevedoring, MCA Foundation began partnering with Magone Marine for cleanups in 2007, 2008, and 2009. Other agencies, including Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska and the US Coast Guard, participated in cleanups in the area during 2007.
Learn more... Aleutian Islands Historic Cleanup Summary Report
Typical Aluetian Island marine debris--tangled piles of line and web, miscellaneous fishery related plastics.
Available Aleutian Islands project reports (.pdf):
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NOAA, Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska, and Magone Marine

Amchitka Island - Merrell

Amchitka Survey
SURVEY CONDUCTED BY Dr. Theodore Merrell
FUNDED BY Northwest and Alaska Fisheries Center Auke Bay Lab, NMFS, and NOAA
Pounds Cleaned: 0
Miles Cleaned: 0
Date of Survey: 1972-1974 and 1982
Dr. Merrell conducted studies of debris while doing other environmental studies associated with the nuclear tests on Amchitka Island in the early 1970?s with a follow up in 1982.
FINDINGS
Merrell conducted detailed counts of material on ten different beaches on Amchitka and found that 98 percent was fishery related, mostly trawl web. Most debris was from Japanese and Soviet vessels, and he estimated that in the early 1970?s the Soviet and Japanese fishing fleets discarded or lost 1664t of plastic litter annually. Merrell determined that there was up to 345 kg/km or about 1/2 of a ton of debris per mile.
ACCUMULATION
Merrell did an interesting study using Japanese fishing floats. He spray-painted all the floats on beaches on opposite sides of the island and counted them again the next year. He found that 41 percent of the marked floats disappeared by the following year but the overall number of floats still increased. His conclusion was that debris is mobile and generally increasing: ?Within one year the number of floats increased 130% even with a 41% disappearance rate. This increase is consistent with the net increase of 176% in the number of all litter items on the ten beaches between 1973 and 1974.?

Amchitka Merrell Survey

Amchitka - Merrell 1972-74 & 1982 1

Amchitka - Merrell 1972-74 & 1982 2

Amchitka - Merrell 1972-74 & 1982 6

2006 Unalaska - NOAA
2006 NOAA Unalaska Cleanup
CLEANUP CONDUCTED AND FUNDED BY NOAA'S OFFICE OF RESPONSE AND RESTORATION
Pounds Cleaned: 13,000lb
Date of Cleanup 9/22/2007
In late September of 2005, in the blustery and uncertain fall weather of western Alaska, the Makushin Bay, a 130 ft. tender owned and operated by Magone Marine, ventured off on a four day beach cleanup. Amidst this windswept and mountainous chain of islands, the crew of the Makushin Bay and the NOAA Shoreline Clean Assessment Team (SCAT) cleaned 13,020 lb, or 5.9 metric tons of debris off the beaches.
HOW DID THEY KNOW WHERE TO CLEAN?
On December 8, 2004 the freighter Selendang Ayu ran aground between Skan Bay and Spray Cape on Unalaska Island, and shortly thereafter broke in two, releasing most of the heavy intermediate fuel oil and diesel fuel onboard. While working on oil cleanup efforts, it was noted that marine debris, especially derelict fishing gear was ubiquitous on the shorelines of Unalaska Island.
FINDINGS
The debris collected over the four days of cleanup operations consisted mostly of derelict fishing gear: fishing nets, lines of different length and diameter, and floats. A few crab pots were also found. Relatively little of the total debris collected consisted of ordinary trash.
9/22/2007 0:00:00," Cleanup or Survey from the Beach",5.91,"Debris was mostly derelict fishign gear: fishing nets, lines, and floats. A few creab pots ewre also found. Relatively little of the total debris was ordinary trash.",

Cleaned

Broad Bay
Project Name = 2006 NOAA Unalaska Cleanup
Abundance = Some debris
CommonName = Broad Bay
Number of Bags Filled = 4.00
SinglePointLatitude = 53 55.81N
SinglePointLongitude = 166 38.6833W
Status = Cleanup
Sponsor = NOAA
Fishing Related total = 25%
Crab Gear = 25%
Other Unclassified = 75%
Accessability = Marine Access - Easy
Notes = Four supersacks of debris was collected from this beach.
Photo courtesy of NOAA

Reese Bay
Project Name = 2006 NOAA Unalaska Cleanup
Abundance = Lots of debris
CommonName = Reese Bay
SinglePointLatitude = 53 59.735N
SinglePointLongitude = 166 43.121W
Status = Cleanup
Sponsor = NOAA
Fishing Related total = 80%
Plastics = 15%
Other Unclassified = 5%
Accessability = Marine Access - Difficult
Notes = Large amounts of marine debris, mostly nets and lines were on the beach. Some floats dotted the beach as well as miscellaneous plastic.

Aspid Bay
Project Name = 2006 NOAA Unalaska Cleanup
Abundance = Lots of debris
CommonName = Aspid Bay
SinglePointLatitude = 53 24.78N
SinglePointLongitude = 167 23.76W
Status = Cleanup
Sponsor = NOAA
Accessability = Marine Access - Easy
Notes = The heavy concentrations of debris on the northwest side of the bay were left uncollected due to large swells that left that section inaccessible.

Kasheega Bay
Abundance = Lots of debris
CommonName = Kasheega Bay
Accessability = Marine Access - Easy
Notes = Both north and south areas of the beach had high concentrations of debris. Mostly nets and lines. The north side of the bay would have taken the cleanup crew an additional 2-3 hours. Working on it the next day; however, would require us to transit 2 hours or more to the next worksite during the day time, thus losing productive cleanup time. We decided to leave part of Kasheega Bay unfinished, move to the next work site at night, and maximize the amount of time collecting marine debris that day.

Unalaska 5 - Cleaned Aspid Bay

Unalaska 4 - Cleaned Kasheega Bay

Unalaska 2 - Cleaned

Unalaska 4 - Cleaned

Unalaska 5 - Cleaned Almuda Bay

Surveyed

Unalaska 1 - Survey

Unalaska 2 - Survey

Unalaska 3 - Survey

NOAA Photo Only

NOAA Photo - UDE 5
Date = September, 2007
Photo courtesy of NOAA

NOAA Photo - SPR 6
Date = September, 2007
Photo courtesy of NOAA

NOAA Photo - PTN 1
Date = September, 2007

NOAA Photo PMN 26

NOAA Photo - OTB 9

NOAA Photo - NGW 1

NOAA Photo - KSB 12

NOAA Photo - KSB 10

NOAA Photo - KFP 1

NOAA Photo - DFT 31

NOAA Photo - DFT 23

NOAA Photo - DFT 17

NOAA Photo - CBE 31

NOAA Photo - ASP 16

NOAA Photo - ASP 14

NOAA Photo - AND 07

NOAA Photo - ALM 10

2007 Unalaska - Magone Marine

2007 MCAF Unalaska - Magone
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY THE MCA Foundation,
PARTNERED WITH MAGONE MARINE,
FUNDED BY NOAA AND PACIFIC STEVEDORING.
Pounds Cleaned: 14,000 lb
Miles Cleaned: 3 miles
Date of Cleanup 9/15/07 to 9/16/07
In a follow-up to the 2006 Unalaska cleanup funded by NOAA, Magone Marine deployed its vessel the Makushin Bay, a 130 foot tender, and a crew of 10 to two bays east of Unalaska that had been assessed the previous year. Just like the previous cleanup, the work took place in blustery fall weather with choppy seas. In Constantine Bay, 2½ miles of beach was cleaned resulting in an estimated 5 tons of debris.
MAN vs. SEA The next day, the crew deployed at Southeast Cove, a smaller but more heavily contaminated beach. Several super sacks of debris were bagged before a heavy westerly swell swamped one of the skiffs being used to get the crew to the beach. A second skiff nearly swamped and in the process shorted out its motor?s ignition, bringing work to a halt after only half a day. With a storm forecast for the following day, Magone sent a landing craft back to the cove later in the evening to recover the swamped skiff and the bagged debris that was accumulated on the beach. In all, almost two tons of debris was collected from ½ a mile of beach in beach in Southeast Cove for a two-day total of 7 tons from 3 miles.
FINDINGS
The debris consisted of over 100 fishing floats, several large tangles of net and line, plastic baskets, totes, hardhats, etc. The crew of the Makushin Bay salvaged 34 reusable buoys, a large section of net and a hawser. Work will continue in 2008.

Constantine Bay
Project Name = 2007 MCAF Unalaska Cleanup - by Vessel
CommonName = Constantine Bay
Sponsor = MCA Foundation
Fishing Related total = 95%
Plastics = 4%
Glass Rubber Foam Metal = 1%
Accessability = Marine Access
Beach Segment or Area = Both beaches are flanked by rocky bluffs with a similar bluff between the two (south and Northeast) beaches.
Notes = The vast majority of the debris was of marine origin, primarily fishing buoys, tangles of nets and line, and other plastic debris related to the fishing industry such as buckets, hard hats, fish baskets, and totes. There were numerous plastic bottles, many of which had Russian, Japanese, Korean or Chinese lettering. Unusual items included a refrigerator with Japanese markings, a tire, and a lengthy section of 32 mm reinforced hose with Korean lettering. Numerous fishing boys were apparent. Magone Marine's crew salvaged several items for their own use including a large (20' by 20') section of trawl net that they converted into a cargo net, a hawser, and over 34 fishing buoys, both plastic buoys used in the crab fishery and hard plastic trawl buoys.

Southeast Cove
Project Name = 2007 Unalaska Cleanup - by Vessel
CommonName = Southeast Cove
Sponsor = MCA Foundation
Accessability = Marine Access
Notes = There were over 100 buoys in the cove plus several large tangles of net and line, some mixed with bundles of packing bands and foreign high seas gillnet. Five supersacks of debris and several large tangles of net and line were removed from the beach. About half of Southeast cove was cleaned, but the weather turned bad and the remaining section of beach was left. Approximately half of Southeast cove was cleaned, approximately 2 tons of debris from one half mile of beach.

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2007 Unalaska - Qawalangin

2007 MCAF: Qawalangin
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY THE MCA Foundation,
PARTNERED WITH THE QAWALANGIN TRIBE OF UNALASKA,
Pounds Cleaned: 1,180 lb
Latitude 53°55'20"N
Longitude 166°32'28"W
Date of Cleanup: Summer of 2007
In 2007, the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska completed a cleanup of road accessible beaches around Unalaska. Among the items picked up were a computer monitor and a washing machine. Work is expected to continue in the summer of 2008 and Qawalangin administrator Vincent Tutiakof identified a number of other beaches of high debris accumulation which they could target.

2007 Nikolski - US Coast Guard

2007 Nikolski, US Coast Guard
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD CGC HICKORY
FUNDED BY THE USCG
Miles Cleaned: Under a tenth of a mile (150 yards)
Date of Cleanup: 2007
Report from A to N Bulletin
(Fall 2007)
Coast Guard Cutter HICKORY Conducts Clean-Up in Nikolski, AK
by ENS Colby Schlaht, USCGC HICKORY (WLB 212)
During a two week Aleutian Chain fisheries patrol, CGC HICKORY, home ported in Homer, AK, conducted a shoreline marine debris removal project in the village of Nikolski, AK.
Nikolski is located 150 miles west of Dutch Harbor and is home to 27 Aleut natives. During the early 1900?s, the town was a ranch that had 250 head of cattle and 5000 sheep. In 1972, the land was sold back to the native Aleut population and the ranch was closed down. Since then, the shoreline of Nikolski has become littered by derelict fishing gear such as nets, lines, and floats, as well as other flotsam washed up on the beaches over the years. Twenty-five personnel from the HICKORY went ashore and over the better part of a day (in the land of the midnight sun) removed 150 cubic yards of debris from the beach and consolidated it for future disposal.
With the hard work complete, the crew celebrated with a cookout for the villagers. The skewered shrimp and pork chops were rare treats for the remote village and were quickly eaten by the famished crew and village. With appetites satisfied, the villagers escorted the crew to the shoreline and wished HICKORY a safe journey on the rest of her patrol.
According to the Homer News, Chris Hutto, the cleanup team leader, was recognized for outstanding service on this and other projects with a "2008 Alaska Enlisted Coast Guardsman of the Year Award." In the same spirit of the cleanup he conducted repairs on the village?s emergency medical vehicle, rather than enjoy the cookout. (Homer News article by McKibben Jackinsky on March 19, 2008.)

Port Heiden

Port Heiden
PARTNERED WITH Native Council of Port Heiden,
(2200 James St, Port Heiden, AK)
Port Heiden has a serious marine debris problem. An abandoned landfill adjacent to their main beach entrace is constantly eroding. Hazardous material from the site, much of it from old military days, eventually winds up on the beach. Starting in 2008, the MCA Foundation and Native Council of Port Heiden partnered annually to remove as much of the old landfill debris as possible, as well as other debris from miles of nearby beaches, to a new landfill built to handle the often hazardous old military material. As of 2010, more than 140,000 lb of debris have been removed.
Learn more... Port Heiden Historic Cleanup Summary Report
Returning to Port Heiden with a truckload of marine debris.
Available Port Heiden project reports (.pdf):
2010 Port Heiden Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2012 Port Heiden Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2013 Port Heiden Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
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Old Mechik Landfill

Reindeer Cr

Ship Creek

Hook Lagoon

Strogonof Point

Unangashak

Blueberry Cr.

Port Heiden Bay

Stroganoff Point

Unangashak Creek

Old Meshik Landfill

North Lagoon

North Lagoon to Reindeer Cr

Reindeer Cr to Hook Lagoon

Nelson Lagoon

Nelson Lagoon
PARTNERED WITH Nelson Lagoon Tribal Council,
(PO Box 13, Nelson Lagoon, AK)
Situated on a narrow sandy spit on the north side of the Alaska Peninsula, soils around the village of Nelson Lagoon are not suitable for a landfill. Since partnering with MCA Foundation in 2009, the Nelson Lagoon Tribal Council has removed more than 117,000 lb of debris from local beaches inside the lagoon, and along the outer coast. The partners are now working toward finding a way to transport the large amount of debris for disposal elsewhere.
Learn more... Nelson Lagoon Historic Cleanup Summary Report
It takes strength to collect marine debris all day at Nelson Lagoon.
Available Nelson Lagoon project reports (.pdf):
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Bering Sea Beaches

Inside Beaches

Bering Sea Outside Beaches

Shelikof Strait

Amakdedori Beach
Project Name = Unverified Report
CommonName = Amakdedori Beach
SinglePointLatitude = 59°16'41.84"N
SinglePointLongitude = 154° 7'43.55"W
Status = Survey
An employee at Maritime Helicopters in Homer reported a debris ?catchall? area was located at Amakdedori Beach in Cook Inlet, 26 miles WSW of Augustine Island, 59 16? 40? N, 154 07? 30? W.

2008 Earth Tabs

2008 Shelikof Strait: EarthTabs
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY THE MCA Foundation
PARTNERED WITH EarthTabs
Pounds Cleaned: 6,000 pounds
Miles Cleaned: 4 miles
Date of Survey: July, 2008
The 2008 EarthTabs report has not yet been entered; however, QuickLooks show where the cleanup occurred.

Cleaned
Aguligik Island, Kukak Bay 1
Project Name = Aleutians: EarthTabs 2008
Abundance = Heavy debris accumulations
Common Name = Aguligik Island, Kukak Bay 1
Density Rate = 5952 kg/km
Number of Bags Filled = 4
Sponsor = MCA Foundation
Fishing Related Total = 40% (Trawl Nets = 40%)
Household Plastics/Bottles = 20%
Vessel Related = 4%0
Notes = Thirty harbor seals were observed at this location.
Aguligik Island, Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup.
Aleutians: EarthTabs 2008
Thirty harbor seals were observed at this location.
Aguligik Island, Kukak Bay 2
Common Name = Aguligik Island, Kukak Bay 2
Density Rate = 4133 kg/km
Number of Bags Filled = 5
Fishing Related Total = 60% (Trawl Nets = 50%
Other Fishing Gear = 10%)
Household Plastics/Bottles = 10%
Foam = 10%
Vessel Related = 20%
Aguligik Island, Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup
Wedges
Common Name = Wedges
Density Rate = 2976 kg/km
Number of Bags Filled = 7
Fishing Related Total = 20%
Household Plastics/Bottles = 80%
Wedges Beach, Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup
Cannery Passage, Kukak Bay 3
Abundance = Moderate debris accumulations
Common Name = Cannery Passage, Kukak Bay 3
Trawl Nets = 70%
Anaconda Beach
Common Name = Anaconda Beach
Fishing Related Total = 65% (Trawl Nets = 50%, Other Nets = 5)
Foam = 5%
Vessel Related = 25%
A hawser on Anaconda Beach, Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup.
Cannery Passage, Kukak Bay 5
Abundance = Light or no debris accumulations
Common Name = Cannery Passage, Kukak Bay 5
Fishing Related Total = 50% (Other Fishing Gear = 50%)
Notes = Banana floats (buoys) made up the fishing related debris on this beach. Two otters were also observed.
Cannery Passage beach 5, Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup.
Banana floats (buoys) made up the fishing related debris on this beach. Two otters were also observed.
Bear Beach
Common Name = Bear Beach
Fishing Related Total = 40% (Other Nets = 20%, Other Fishing Gear = 20%)
Vessel Related = 50%
Other Unclassified = 5%
Strapping band bundle on Bear Beach, Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup.
Skipped Beach
Common Name = Skipped Beach
Fishing Related Total = 30% (Other Nets = 10% Other Fishing Gear = 20%)
Skipped Beach, Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup.
Natural Bridge Beach
CommonName = Natural Bridge Beach
Other Fishing Gear = 40%
Notes = Forty percent of the collections off the beach were banana floats, which are foreign buoys. The remaining sixty percent consisted of household plastics and plastic bottles.
Collection of floats from Natural Bridge Beach in all shapes and sizes.
Forty percent of the collections off the beach were banana floats, which are foreign buoys. The remaining sixty percent consisted of household plastics and plastic bottles.
Cannery Passage, Kukak Bay 9
Common Name = Cannery Passage, Kukak Bay 9
SinglePointLatitude = 58 18.735n
SinglePointLongitude = 154 09.049w
Volunteer from the 2008 Earth Tabs cleanup hauling debris.
Fishing Related Total = 35% (Trawl Nets = 20%, Other Fishing Gear = 15%)
Notes = Three otters were observed near this beach.
Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup.
Three otters were observed near this beach.
Halibut Beach
Common Name = Halibut Beach
Fishing Related Total = 45% (Trawl Nets = 30%, Other Nets = 5%, Other Fishing Gear = 10%)
Household Plastics Bottles = 20%
Volunteers on Halibut Beach, Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup.
'3 Cove Beach' 1
Common Name = '3 Cove Beach' 1
Fishing Related Total = 90% (Trawl Nets = 90%)
3 Cove Beach, Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup
Cannery Passage Kukak Bay (3)
Common Name = Cannery Passage Kukak Bay (3)
Fishing Related Total = 80% (Trawl Nets = 80%)
Volunteers from the Earth Tabs 2008 Cleanup
'3 Cove Beach' 2
Common Name = '3 Cove Beach' 2
Fishing Related Total = 80% (Trawl Nets = 75%, Other Nets = 5%)
Household Plastics Bottles = 5%

Aguligik, Kukak Bay 2

Aguligik Island, Kukak Bay 1

Wedges

Anaconda Beach

Cannery Passage, Kukak Bay '5'

Bear Beach

Skipped Beach

Canery Passage, Kukak Bay 9

Natural Bridge Beach

2009 Earth Tabs
Kukak bay, Walk on the Moon beach 3
Project_Name = EarthTabs
Location = Kukak bay, Walk on the Moon beach 3
Date = 20-Jul-09
Natural_Collection_Area = Yes
Data_Form_Number = 1
weight = 500
Length_Cleaned_ = 50
Average_Width = 30
Domestic_Gill_net = 0.5
HSDN = 0.5
Floats = 20
Misc_other_lines = 25
Plastic_Beverage_Bottles = 10
Plastic_Non_Beverage_Containers = 10
Cans__all_types_ = 4
Foam = 10
Other_non__vessel_related = 20
HSDN_Samples = 1
Percent_Check = 100
Accumulation_Level = Thick
Other_comments = 18 seals hauled out
EarthTabs
18 seals hauled out
Kukak Bay, Aguligik Island, Kukak Beach 3
Project Name = EarthTabs
Location = Kukak Bay, Aguligik Island, Kukak Beach 3
Date = 19-Jul-09
weight = 300
Length Cleaned = 100
Average Width = 20
Trawl net = 30
Crab line = 30
Misc other lines = 25
Plastic Beverage Bottles = 8
Plastic Non Beverage Containers = 7
Trawl Net Samples = 1
Percent Check = 100
Pounds per 100 Yards = 300
Kukak Bay Beach 5
Location = Kukak Bay Beach 5
Date = 22-Jul-09
weight = 600
Average Width = 30
Trawl net = 50
Crab line = 5
HSDN = 10
Floats = 15
Plastic Beverage Bottles = 5
Plastic Non Beverage Containers = 10
Cans all types = 5
HSDN Samples = 1
Pounds per 100 Yards = 600

Kukak Bay, Aguligik Island, Kukak Beach 3

Kukak Bay Beach 5

Sparce
Kukak Bay Wedges Beach
Project Name = EarthTabs
Location = Kukak Bay Wedges Beach
Natural Collection Area = Yes
Data Form Number = 1
Length Cleaned = 50
Average Width = 50
Crab line = 60
Plastic Beverage Bottles = 20
Plastic Non Beverage Containers = 20
Percent Check = 100
Pounds per 100 Yards = 100
Accumulation Level = Sparse
Other comments = Took 300 lbs from this beach last year
EarthTabs
Took 300 lbs from this beach last year
Hallo Bay, Ninagiak Island 2
Location = Hallo Bay, Ninagiak Island 2
Length Cleaned = 500
Floats = 18
Misc other lines = 50
Plastic Beverage Bottles = 0.5
Plastic Non Beverage Containers = 0.5
Cans all types = 5
Foam = 1
Other non vessel related = 25
Other comments = Two very heavy tires
Two very heavy tires
Hallo Bay, Ninagiak Island 1
Location = Hallo Bay, Ninagiak Island 1
Natural Collection Area = No
Trawl net = 45
Misc other lines = 52
Pounds per 100 Yards = 57.1
Marine Mammals = One otter with four pups
Hallo Bay Beach 2
Location = Hallo Bay Beach 2
HSDN = 0.5
Other Fishing related = 19
Banding = 10
Foam = 0.5
Trawl Net Samples = 2
HSDN Samples = 1
Pounds per 100 Yards = 88.9
Marine Mammals = One seal
Other comments = One crab pot
One crab pot
Kukak Bay Skipped Beach
Project_Name = EarthTabs
Location = Kukak Bay Skipped Beach
Natural_Collection_Area = Yes
Data_Form_Number = 1
Length_Cleaned_ = 400
Average_Width = 50
Plastic_Beverage_Bottles = 50
Plastic_Non_Beverage_Containers = 50
Percent_Check = 100
Pounds_per_100_Yards = 5
Accumulation_Level = Sparse
Kukak Bay Anaconda Beach
Location = Kukak Bay Anaconda Beach
Length_Cleaned_ = 300
Average_Width = 75
Trawl_net = 40
Plastic_Beverage_Bottles = 30
Plastic_Non_Beverage_Containers = 30
Pounds_per_100_Yards = 6.7
Other_comments = Took 900 lbs from this beach last year
Took 900 lbs from this beach last year
Kukak Bay Bear Beach
Location = Kukak Bay Bear Beach
Trawl_net = 75
Misc_other_lines = 1
Foam = 3
Trawl_Net_Samples = 1
Pounds_per_100_Yards = 37.5
Other_comments = Took 300 lbs from this beach last year
Kukak Bay Beach 4
Location = Kukak Bay Beach 4
Natural_Collection_Area = No
Misc_other_lines = 40
Pounds_per_100_Yards = 166.7
Kukak Bay Rainy Beach
Location = Kukak Bay Rainy Beach
Pounds_per_100_Yards = 150
Kukak bay, Walk on the Moon beach 1
Location = Kukak bay, Walk on the Moon beach 1
Pounds_per_100_Yards = 80
Kukak Bay Aguligik Island, Kukak Beach 1
Location = Kukak Bay Aguligik Island, Kukak Beach 1
Kukak Bay, Aguligik Creek
Location = Kukak Bay, Aguligik Creek
Date = 8-Sep-09
Length_Cleaned_ = 1,000
Crab_line = 15

Hallo Bay, Ninagiak Island 2

Hallo Bay Beach 2

Kukak Bay Skipped Beach

Kukak Bay Anaconda Beach

Kukak Bay Wedges Beach

Kukak Bay Bear Beach

Kukak Bay Rainy Beach

Kukak bay, Walk on the Moon beach 1

Kukak Bay Aguligik Island, Kukak Beach 1

Kukak Bay, Aguligik Creek

Moderate
Hallo Bay Beach 1
Project_Name = EarthTabs
Location = Hallo Bay Beach 1
Natural_Collection_Area = No
Data_Form_Number = 1
weight = 1,000
Trawl_net = 70
Crab_line = 9
Plastic_Non_Beverage_Containers = 0.5
Foam = 0.5
Trawl_Net_Samples = 2
Percent_Check = 100
Accumulation_Level = Moderate
Marine_Mammals = Seal in river
Other_comments = Large male bear
EarthTabs
Large male bear
Location = Hallo Bay Beach 5
Natural_Collection_Area = Yes
weight = 2,500
Crab_line = 10
Domestic_Gill_net = 20
HSDN = 1
Banding = 1
Cans__all_types_ = 1
HSDN_Samples = 2
Other_comments = Sow with two cubs, One large male bear
Sow with two cubs, One large male bear
North Hallo Bay Beach 1
Location = North Hallo Bay Beach 1
Date = 6-Sep-09
weight = 2,000
Other_non__vessel_related = 5
Trawl_Net_Samples = 3
Marine_Mammals = Six seals
Other_comments = Three bears
Three bears
Kukak Bay Aguligik Island, Kukak Bay Beach 2
Location = Kukak Bay Aguligik Island, Kukak Bay Beach 2
Date = July 12 and Aug 9 2009
Length_Cleaned_ = 1,200
Other_non__vessel_related = 3
Marine_Mammals = One spotted seal
Location = Kukak Bay Beach 10
Other_comments = Beach cleaned in 2008
Beach cleaned in 2008
Date = 13-Aug-09
Other_Fishing_related = 5
Cans__all_types_ = 5
HSDN_Samples = 1
Date = 10-Aug-09

North Hallo Bay Beach 1

Kukak Bay Aguligik Island, Kukak Bay Beach 2

Thick Accumulation
Location = Kukak bay, Walk on the Moon beach 3
Domestic_Gill_net = 0.5
HSDN = 0.5
Accumulation_Level = Thick
Other_comments = 18 seals hauled out
18 seals hauled out
Date = 8-Aug-09
Banding = 5
Marine_Mammals = two seals, four otters
Hallo bay Beach 4
Location = Hallo bay Beach 4
Other_Fishing_related = 0.5
Marine_Mammals = Four otters, one seal
Other_comments = One bear
One bear
Other_Fishing_related = 5
Other_comments = three humpback, several seals, otters
three humpback, several seals, otters
Kukak Bay Crab Pot Point
Location = Kukak Bay Crab Pot Point
Date = 9-Sep-09
Natural_Collection_Area = No
Domestic_Gill_net = 10
Other_Fishing_related = 90
Kukak bay Beach 9
Location = Kukak bay Beach 9
HSDN = 2

Hallo bay Beach 4

Kukak Bay Crab Pot Point

Kukak bay Beach 9

Afognak Island

Blue Fox Bay Lodge
AFOGNAK AND SHUYAK ISLAND CLEANUPS
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation
PARTNERED WITH Blue Fox Bay Lodge
FUNDED BY ADCCED
Northwest Afognak Island, the second largest in the Kodiak archipelago, is a very remote area approximately 50 air miles North of Kodiak city. The coast line consists of unapproachable cliffs broken by deep narrow crevices and rocky beaches and outcrops, interspersed with long sandy beaches. Much of the debris is jammed into areas of the rocks and very hard to get to, and much of it is carried along the cliffs by the currents and deposited in the beaches. Winds and waves carry a large amount of debris up into dense spruce forests, making it inaccessible except by foot.
Blue Fox Bay Lodge partnered with Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation in 2012 and 2013 to remove nearly 33,000 lbs of marine debris from the shorelines of northwest Afognak and from nearby Shuyak Island. Largley volunteer crews stockpiled debris from beaches for transport by skiff and larger vessels back to the Lodge for sorting and storage. Debris was later transported by larger craft to Kodiak for final disposal.
Nets and lines in the Blue Fox Bay Lodge debris storage area.
Available project reports:
2012 Afognak Island Report (.pdf)
2013 Afognak and Shuyak Isl. Cleanup Report (.pdf)
2014 Afognak and Shuyak Isl. Cleanup Report ADCCED-CIAP (.pdf)
2014 Afognak and Shuyak Cleanup and Removal Report ADEC-NOAA (.pdf)

Kodiak

Kodiak
KODIAK ISLAND TRAILS NETWORK CLEANUPS
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY MCAF, Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation
PARTNERED WITH Island Trails Network
FUNDED BY NOAA, ADCCED
Since 2008, Island Trails Network( ITN) has partnered with the MCA Foundation and Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation to conduct 18 marine debris community clean-ups around the Kodiak Archipelago. Through 2013 they have removed nearly 96,000 lbs of marine debris from over 78 miles of shoreline, while educating dozens of volunteers about the impacts of the marine debris phenomenon. One unique aspect of their effort, is an innovative program that provides monetary incentives to commercial set gillnet salmon fishermen who clean marine debris from shorelines near their net sites, and transport it back to Kodiak for disposal.
Typically, their volunteer crews gather marine debris around remote camps placed strategically at high debris collection sites around the archipelago. Crews stockpile and secured collected debris in cubic-yard supersacks for later transport. Transport of stockpiled debris to Kodiak can occur days, months, and sometimes even years later whenever weather, funding, and availability of vessels allows. In Kodiak, the debris is sorted and packaged for transport to disposal and recycling centers "down South." The proportion sent for recycling from their cleanups may be the largest for any cleanups in the state.
Using a fork lift with a telescoping boom ensures tightly
filled container vans of debris shipped from Kodiak.
Available project reports:
2010 Kodiak Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2011 Kodiak Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2012 ITN, Kodiak Portfolio Report (.pdf) (Warning: Large File, best downloaded and opened with Adobe Reader 9 or later.)
2012 ITN, Kodiak Report (.pdf)
2013 Kodiak Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2013 Kodiak Setnet Incentive Program Report (.pdf)

Prince William Sound and Gore Pt

Gulf of Alaska Keeper
GULF OF ALASKA KEEPER (GoAK)
PARTNERED WITH GULF OF ALASKA KEEPER,
The Gulf of Alaska Keepers have been conducting annual cleanups since 2003. They expanded their work significantly after partnering with the MCAFoundation in 2006, and in that year alone, their all volunteer crew cleaned 350 miles of Knight Island shoreline disposing of 72,000 pounds of debris. With additional funding available beginning in 2007, they started deploying both volunteer and professional crews. In that year, more than 100 volunteers, 2 US Forest Sevice crews, a 7 member paid crew, and 12 support vessels collected another 170,000 lbs of debris from PWS and Gore Pt on the Kenai Peninsula.
Since partnering with MCAF in 2006, The amazing folks from GoAK have removed an incredible 1.2 million lbs of debris from and surveyed hundreds of miles of Alaskan beaches!!
Typical boat load of PWS marine debris headed for disposal.
Available GoAK project reports:
2012 PWS Montague Island Cleanup Report (.pdf)
2011 PWS Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2011 PWS-Gore Pt Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2010 PWS-Gore Pt Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
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GoAK PWS and Gore Pt Shorelines
Prince William Sound Projects Include:
Preliminary Marine Debris Surveys (GREEN)
Cleanups conducted by Volunteer Crews (BLUE)
Cleanups cunducted by Professional Crews (RED)
Gore Point Shorelines Include:
Cleanups by mixed crews of both Volunteers and Professionals (YELLOW)

GoAK Shorline Legend

Gore Point - Beaches

2007 Gore Point
PARTNERED WITH GULF OF ALASKA KEEPER (GoAK),
FUNDED BY NOAA, REI, AND OTHERS
The report below is for the 2007 Gore Point Cleanup which included Gore Point and Port Dick (the area Southwest of Gore Point). The project was continued in 2008 with an alternative funding source. The preliminary 2008 cleaned area is included in quicklooks but the project description has not been completed.
Pounds Cleaned: 90,000 lb
Miles Cleaned: 72.5
Latitude 59°13'06"N
Longitude 150°59'53"W
Date of Cleanup:6/30/07 to 8/24/07
?To someone looking up, it was an enchanting wilderness. Looking down, it was a landfill. The garish jumble of unnatural colors ? bright blue, neon orange, crayon yellow ? blotted out moss and ferns as far as 385 feet back from the black sand and beach grass.? ? Charles Wohlforth from his article ?Trashed? in the November 2007 issue of Alaska Magazine.
Gore Point could easily be described as the filter for the east-west Alaska current since its shores collect more trash per mile than any other known area in Alaska. A small dedicated team calling themselves the Gulf of Alaska Keeper (GoAK) led by Chris Pallister spent two grueling months cleaning forty tons of debris off 205 miles of beach. During the first month, the cleanup effort focused on the massive marine debris deposit located on the Gore Point Peninsula itself. Three short beaches in that area, totaling no more than 2.5 miles in length were literally buried in marine debris. Designated as the West, East and North beaches, the East beach was easily the worst where marine debris was blasted 150 yards into the surrounding forest by vicious storms and surf. The GoAK crew and volunteers spent over 20 days cleaning just this half-mile-long beach.
When Gore Point was competed, the team cleaned 70 miles of surrounding areas including Port Dick where they found a beach they named Mini Gore Point because it too was buried in trash. The project reached its climax when helicopter was contracted to pick up 250 lb supersacks, of debris and lift them onto a waiting landing craft. A painstaking 10 hours later, and 90,000 lb lighter, their work was complete, and was soon given its final resting in the Homer landfill. Homer locals were given the opportunity to sort through the marine debris and to retain anything of value. Approximately 13 large pickup loads of buoys were salvaged. GoAK removed 25 tons of MD from the 2.5 miles of beaches at Gore Point and another 20 tons from the 70 miles of beaches cleaned in nearby areas.
Visit the Gulf of Alaska Keeper website for more information at goak.org.

Port Dick

Tonsina Bay

West Nuka Passage

Windy and Rocky Bays

Elizabeth Island

Chugach Bay

Perl Island

East Chugach Island

Nuka Passage

Nuka Island

Port Chatham

Port Dick West

Elizabeth Island Lake

Chugach Passage

North Chugach Bay

Qikutulig Bay

Touglaalek Bay

Arch Rock

Front Point

Yalik Bay

Peterof River

Harrington Point

McArthur Pass

Prince William Sound - Beaches

CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY THE MCA Foundation
PARTNERED WITH GULF OF ALASKA KEEPER
Pounds Cleaned: 152,000 lb total for 2006-2007
Miles Cleaned: 461 miles total for 2006-2007
Date of Cleanup: 2006-2007
The Gulf of Alaska Keepers have been conducting annual cleanups since 2003, and expanded their work significantly after partnering with the MCAFoundation in 2006. That year their crew cleaned 350 miles of knight island disposing of 72,000 pounds of debris.
In 2007, the project occurred in two phases. The first phase occurred from May 18 through May 20, when approximately 100 volunteers, including two Forest Service crews, and 12 support vessels cleaned shorelines on various islands in the northern Gulf of Alaska. The second phase of the cleanup began in late May and continued through June with Gulf of Alaska Keeper?s 7-man field crew?s continued beach cleanup in the same general area as the volunteer effort and collected 50% more debris.
The debris consisted of plastic buckets, drums, fuel tanks, large Styrofoam blocks, nets, hawsers fishing floats, plastic pipes and numerous other large plastic items. The 2007 debris contained many heavier items compared to the 2006 cleanup, such as large nets, hawser, lines and high-density plastic items. Chris Pallister, Director of GoAK, believes the currents and winds segregated and deposited heavier debris on shorelines in northern PWS as opposed to lighter items along shorelines further south.
Per mile, the island beaches in north central PWS were much dirtier than those cleaned in 2006 around the Knight Island archipelago. In 2007, GoAK removed 2600 bags of debris from 111 miles of beach, or 23.4 bags of MD per mile. In 2006, we collected 2200 bags from 350 miles of beach, or 6.3 bags of MD per mile. Simply put, the Naked Island beaches were nearly 4 times as dirty as Knight Island beaches.
SURVEYS
Throughout the summer and into the fall, with the assistance of volunteers and donated vessels, GoAK conducted marine debris surveys on beaches in the southern portion of PWS and on northern Montague Island. Over four hundred miles of coastlines was closely surveyed for marine debris deposits. While significant portions of the southern PWS coastline is relatively clear of marine debris, there are significant deposits in nearly every area surveyed. Unexpectedly, there is much more marine debris deposited on shorelines within the Sound proper than there is on shorelines exposed directly to the Gulf of Alaska. That is probably so because the outer PWS coast is very high energy and most of the beaches are extremely steep. There simply are not many catchments basins in that area that would capture and hold marine debris. In the Sound, lower gradient beaches with large log berms that are relatively protected from high-energy surf all seem to be heavily littered with marine debris

Volunteer Cleanups

Pigott Bay to Harrison Lagoon
Voluteer Cleanup,
2004
Cleaned Pocket Beaches

Esther Pt to Coghill Pt
Volumteer Cleanup
2004
Cleaned Pocket Beaches

Pt Parkenham
Volunteer Cleanup
2004
Pocket Beaches Cleaned

Culross Passage West
Volunteer Cleanup

Culross Pass East
Volunteer Cleanup

Applegate Island
2002, 2003

South Perry Island

Lighthouse Pt to Eshamy

Crafton Island

Eshamy Bay to Granite Bay

North Chenega Island

West Eleanor Island
2005, 2011

East Ingot ISland
2005, 2011

West Ingot Island

Knight Island, Passage Pt to Louis Bay

East Eleanor Island

Entrance Island

Sphinx Island

Knght Island, Megabyte to South Bay of Isles
Volunteer Cleanups

Snug Harbor

Hogan Bay

Shelter Bay

Squirrel Bay

Elrington Passage

North Twin Bay

Smith Island

Peak Island

Naked Island

Bass Harbor

Professional Cleanups

Bald Head Chris Island
Professional Cleanup

Axel Lind Island
Professional Cleanup

Dutch Group
Professional Cleanup

Lone Isalnd

Smith Island
2008 (southeast corner), 2011

Little Smith Island

Seal Island

Little Axel Island

Jenny Islands

Naked Island Group
Professional Cleanups

Eleanor Island

Ingot Island South

Pt Helen

Knight Island Group

South Twin Bay

Green Island

Little Green Island

Bainbridge Island

Evans Island

Sleepy Bay

Zaikof Bay
2008,
outer beaches recleaned 2009

Rocky Bay
2009 head of bay,
2010 reclean head and outer beaches

Eleanor Island, South Pt

Block Island

Cape Suckling

Cape Suckling
CAPE SUCKLING CLEANUP
CONDUCTED BY Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation,
PARTNERED WITH Cape St. Elias Lightkeepers Assn.,
(Cordova, AK)
FUNDED BY ADCCED
Cape Suckling juts into the Gulf of Alaska between Cordova and Yakutat, on the rugged open coast known as the Lost Coast. Except for a limited rocky section surrounding the cape, shorelines on this coast are typically wide wind and wave swept sandy beaches, accessible only from the air. Access by boat is limited to a single dangerous landing point at the mouth of the Seal River, and only during suitable weather and surf conditions. In 2013, the first wave of largely wind driven Japanese tsunami debris began arriving in large quantity on these Gulf Coast beaches.
Cape St. Elias Lightkeepers, partnering with Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundtion, used volunteers and hired crews to conduct a successful multi-vehicular marine debris cleanup in this challenging area. Four-wheelers were used transport debris to staging areas over many miles of sandy beaches, and a helicopter was used to sling loads from rocky areas. Debris stockpiles were transported back to Cordova via helicopter, empty backhaul airplanes, and a twin jet high speed landing craft capable of landing at the Seal River. After four 7 day shifts, and a lot of hard work, crews removed nearly 55,000 lbs of debris from this remote area. Project leader Steve Ranney estimates that likely tsunami debris made up roughly 90% of this total.
The borrowed crew from City and Borough of Yakutat not only reconstructed trailers to
efficiently haul the large amount of foam debris and floats, they also provided needed
4-wheeler repair experience.
Available project reports:
2013 Cape Suckling Beach Clean Up Report (.pdf)

Yakutat

Yakutat
YAKUTAT MARINE DEBRIS CLEANUPS
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY MCA Foundation, Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation
PARTNERED WITH THE YAKUTAT SALMON BOARD, CITY AND BUROUGH OF YAKUTAT
FUNDED BY THE NOAA, ALASKA BREWERY-COASTAL CODE, ADCCED
On the sandy shores of Yakutat, a community famed for winter surfing, the Yakutat Salmon Board in partnership with Alaska Brewery and the MCA Foundation conducted two beach cleanups in 2007. This work using hired crews of local youth, was a continuation of annual volunteer efforts started years before.
Yakutat Salmon Board, and later, the City and Borough of Yakutat, continued this association with Alaska Brewery, MCA Foundation, and Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation to conduct annual beach cleanups and accumulation monitoring studies through 2013. To date, their crews have removed more than 90,000 lbs of marine debris from more than 146 mi of local shorelines.
2010 Yakutat Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2011 Yakutat Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2012 Yakutat Beach Report (.pdf)
2013 Yakutat Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)

Cannon Beach
Project Name = 2007 Yakutat
Abundance = Little to no debris
CommonName = Cannon Beach
Number of Bags Filled = 33.00
Single Point Latitude = 59 29.5373N
Single Point Longitude = 139 43.6691W
Fishing Related total= 50%
Plastics = 30%
Glass Rubber Foam Metal = 10%
Accessability = Road Access - Easy
Beach Segment or Area = This is a long flat sandy beach
Notes = There was one large piece of fishing line. This beach contained light accumulations of debris.

White Alice
Project Name = 2007 Yakutat
Abundance = Little to no debris
Common Name = White Alice
Single Point Latitude = 59 32.3238N
Single Point Longitude = 139 51.5912W
Notes = There was a small amount of debris including one net, one line and four crab pots.

Coast Guard Beach
Project Name = 2007 Yakutat
Abundance = Some debris
Common Name = Coast Guard Beach
Single Point Latitude = 59 30.6158N
Single Point Longitude = 139 46.7295W
Accessability = Road Access - Easy
Beach Segment or Area = A flat sandy beach

Lost River
Abundance = Some debris
Common Name = Lost River
Number of Bags Filled = 36.00
Glass Rubber Foam Metal = 10%

Snappers
Common Name = Snappers
Notes = There were four nets, and seven pieces of commercial fishing line.

Ankau
Common Name = Ankau
Single Point Latitude = 59°32'54.80"N
Single Point Longitude = 139°51'20.71"W
Accessability = Road Access - Difficult
Beach Segment or Area = Ankau, made up of Ocean Cape and several other beaches. This area, covered in logs was sometimes difficult to access with a four wheeler.
Notes = This area, covered in logs, was sometimes difficult to access with a four wheeler, but it had the highest accumulation rates of debris.

Boilers
Common Name = Boilers
Accessability = Road Access
Notes = Two of the nets found on the beach were Trolling Wire and a herring net. The accumulation of plastics and fishing debris was medium heavy. Thirty two pieces of fishing net and rope were found on Boilers Beach.

Juneau

2007 Juneau Report
Reporter: Anne Fuller
Date: Aug 2, 2007
Common Name: shore by Fish and Game
Abundance = Some Debris
SinglePointLatitude = 58°17'57.24"N
SinglePointLongitude = 134°25'31.38"W
Status = Survey
Other Debris = soggy mattress
Lots of little stuff floats in. Some gets removed by volunteers. Since spring, there's a mattress at the edge of the tideline. I don't think anyone knows how to get it onto a truck to go to the landfill.
In the spring of 2008, Bob King and Tom Gemmell of the MCA Foundation disposed of two mattresses and other garbage littering this beach.

2007 Juneau: Turning the Tides

2007 Juneau
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY THE MCA Foundation
PARTNERED WITH AND FUNDED BY TURNING THE TIDES, JUNEAU WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP, ALASKA BREWERY AND NOAA.
Date of Cleanup: September 15, 2007
The International Coastal Cleanup Day has resulted in disposing of over 1 million pounds of debris from 170,000 miles of beach and inland waterways, according to the Ocean Conservancy. All of this has been the result of the NOAA and Ocean Conservancy?s setting aside one day each September for the International Coastal Cleanup Day.
In 2007 MCAF partnered with Turning the Tides, Juneau Watershed Coalition, and Alaskan Brewing Company in sponsoring Juneau?s participation in the International Coastal Cleanup day. MCAF staffers Tom Gemmell and Diane Scoboria braved windy, rainy weather to take part in the Juneau cleanup, focusing on the False Outer Point area of north Douglas Island, Tom reported generally light accumulations of debris. Overall, the cleanup removed 6,000 pounds of debris from the Juneau shoreline, well over the 1,300 pounds collected in 2006. Free beer donated by the Alaskan Brewing Company for a post-cleanup barbecue was no doubt an incentive.
We look forward to continuing our efforts next year for the 23rd International Coastal Cleanup Day on September 20, 2008.

2008 Juneau: Turning the Tides (Bob's notes)

Juneau Report: Tom Gemmell
Reporter: Tom Gemmell
Date: 5/3/08
Common Name: Bridge Abutment SE
Abundance = Some Debris
Common Name = Juneau-Douglas Bridge
Date = 5/3/08
SinglePointLatitude = 58.297551°N
SinglePointLongitude = -134.431257°W
Fishing Related Total = 0%
Foam = 25%
Notes = Only cleaned 60% of the debris at the cleanup site.

Juneau Report: Tom Gemmell

S3 Lincoln Island

C3 Lincoln Island

C2 Lincoln Island

C Benjamin Island 1

C Benjamin Island 2

C Benjamin Island 3

S Benjamin Island

Shelter Island: Halibut Cove

Ralston Island

Little Island

S North Island

C North Island 2

C North Island 1

Gull Island

Bird Island

2009 Juneau: Turning the Tides

2008 Turning the Tides
PARTNERED WITH Turning the Tides
Pounds Cleaned: 420 pounds
Miles Cleaned: 1.8 miles
Date of Survey: August, 2008
The 2008 Turning the Tides report has not yet been entered; however, QuickLooks show where the cleanup and survey occurred.

Shelter Island

Coghlan Island

Lincoln Island

Gull and Bird Island (2)

Indian Island

Gull and Bird Island

Benjamine and North Islands

Suedla & Little Suedla Islands

Battleship Island

Cohen Island

Aaron Island

Untitled Polygon

Portland Island

2009 Juneau: Gastineau Guiding

Cleaned Beaches

2) Admiralty Island, South of Piling Point

3) Lincoln Island

4) Shelter Island, Handtrollers Cove

5) Admiralty Island

6) Admiralty Island, Beached Boat

7) Admiralty Island

8) Coghlan Island

9) Lincoln Island, Beach 2

10) Shelter Island, Halibut Cove

11) Admiralty Island, West of Corner Cove

12) Portland Island

13) Admiralty Island, Beach 2

14) Admiralty Island, Beach 3

15) Admiralty Island, West of Colt Island

16) Lincoln Island, Beach 2

17) Aaron Island, Southeast Beach

18) Hump Island

Photos

3a) Photo
Project Name = 2009 Gastineau Guiding
Date = July 1, 2009
Photo courtesy of Gastineau Guiding

5 a&b) Photo
Project Name = 2009 Gastineau Guiding
Date = June 10, 2009
Photo courtesy of Gastineau Guiding

8 a&b) Photo
Project Name = 2009 Gastineau Guiding
Date = July 3, 2009
Photo courtesy of Gastineau Guiding

Sitka

Sitka
SITKA OUTER COAT ISLAND CLEANUPS
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY MCA Foundation, Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation
PARTNERED WITH F/V Cherokee, Sitka Sound Science Center
FUNDED BY NOAA, ADCCED
From 2008 through 2010 Richard Curran and Victoria, Chandler, and Margot OConnell aboard the F/V Cherokee, parttnered with MCA Foundation to conduct a survey and cleanups on island beaches around the community of Sitka. Organized through the Sitka Sound Science Center, members of this crew and others continued that work in partnership with Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation in 2012 and 2013.
Over the years, this intrepid crew has removed over 64,000 lbs of marine debris from 44 mi of very challenging and dangerous beaches to access. Even in nice weather these outer coastal beaches are difficult to get to using skiffs and inflatables for the final approach.
Victoria O'Connell, Chandler O'Connell, Margot O'Connell, and Richard Curran
with their haul from the 2008 Sitka cleanup - 8,730lbs of debris.
2012 Sitka Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2013 Sitka Sound Science Center Report (.pdf)

2008 Sitka: F/V Cherokee Cleanup

C2 Near Slate Islets

C2 Yamani Island

C2 Baranof Island

C2 Baranof Island 2

C3 North Cape

C2 Kruzof Island

S2 Biorka Island

S1 Piesar Island

C3 Biorka Island

C2 Ataku Island

Cleaned
Biorka Island
Project Name = 2008 F/V Cherokee
Abundance = Heavy debris accumulations
Common Name = Biorka Island
Notes = Debris was spotted on Biorka Island on 7/31/08 by the crew of the F/V Cherokee who later returned and collected over 4,000lbs of debris off just over a mile of beach. The crew returned on 9/6/08 and 9/21/08 to clean nearly a mile of rocky, log strewn beach. There was very different debris composition on Biorka compared to other beaches. Debris is predominately trawl gear, some gillnet, and heavy lines. Lots of small plastic pieces, perhaps from hard buoys and plastic containers. Very few inflatable buoys, beverage bottles, and Styrofoam. The beach contained hagfish pots which are used in Korean hagfish (slime eel) fishery. The crew determined they had at least a weeks worth of work to finish cleaning Biorka and the surrounding islands and may be able to start in the spring of 2009.
The cleanup crew in the F/V Cherokee surrounded by their haul.
2008 F/V Cherokee
Debris was spotted on Biorka Island on 7/31/08 by the crew of the F/V Cherokee who later returned and collected over 4,000lbs of debris off just over a mile of beach. The crew returned on 9/6/08 and 9/21/08 to clean nearly a mile of rocky, log strewn beach. There was very different debris composition on Biorka compared to other beaches. Debris is predominately trawl gear, some gillnet, and heavy lines. Lots of small plastic pieces, perhaps from hard buoys and plastic containers. Very few inflatable buoys, beverage bottles, and Styrofoam. The beach contained hagfish pots which are used in Korean hagfish (slime eel) fishery. The crew determined they had at least a weeks worth of work to finish cleaning Biorka and the surrounding islands and may be able to start in the spring of 2009.
Spit East of Slate Islands
Abundance = Moderate debris accumulations
Common Name = Spit East of Slate Islands
Notes = The crew of the F/V Cherokee cleaned the spit east of Slate Islands, and the Northeast side of Slate Island. Most of the plastic bottles found on the 2008 cleanup were found at the Slate Island Spit, although they did find some elsewhere. About one third of the bottles appeared to be water bottles, the rest were soda, Saki, liquor, Nesquik etc. Many appeared to be Japanese or Asian in origin.
An example of the foreign containers found on the 2008 Sitka cleanup.
The crew of the F/V Cherokee cleaned the spit east of Slate Islands, and the Northeast side of Slate Island. Most of the plastic bottles found on the 2008 cleanup were found at the Slate Island Spit, although they did find some elsewhere. About one third of the bottles appeared to be water bottles, the rest were soda, Saki, liquor, Nesquik etc. Many appeared to be Japanese or Asian in origin.
Baranof Island 1
Common Name = Baranof Island 1
Single Poin tLatitude = 56 40.250N
Beach Segment or Area = Coves on the east side of Necker Bay
Richard Curran at the 2008 cleanup, location unknown.
Baranof Island 2
Common Name = Baranof Island 2
Cleanup crew from the 2008 Sitka cleanup, location unkown.
Yamini Cove
Common Name = Yamini Cove
Chandler and Margot at Yamani Bay, 2008
North Cape
Common Name = North Cape
Notes = North cape had a lot of hard balls, inflatable longline buoys and 55 gallon drums both metal and plastic. There were a large number of plastic Sake bottles here as well. There is also a huge navigation buoy that has been there for at least 20 years, and the crew of the F/V Cherokee left it there.
Richard Curran with a hawser or ___, North Cape, 2008
North cape had a lot of hard balls, inflatable longline buoys and 55 gallon drums both metal and plastic. There were a large number of plastic Sake bottles here as well. There is also a huge navigation buoy that has been there for at least 20 years, and the crew of the F/V Cherokee left it there.
Kruzof Island
Common Name = Kruzof Island
Cleanup crew at the 2008 Sitka cleanup, location unknown
Ataku Island
Common Name = Ataku Island
Notes = One quarter mile of beach was cleaned on Ataku Island in late September, 2008. The beach consisted of sand, grass and bedrock and contained a great deal of heavy line, a bundle of bailing bands and a few nets; however, there was very little regular garbage.
Bundle of Bailing bands at Ataku, 2008
One quarter mile of beach was cleaned on Ataku Island in late September, 2008. The beach consisted of sand, grass and bedrock and contained a great deal of heavy line, a bundle of bailing bands and a few nets; however, there was very little regular garbage.

Surveyed
Piesar Island
Project Name = 2008 F/V Cherokee
Abundance = Light or no debris accumulations
Common Name = Piesar Island
Notes = There was no debris seen on Piesar Island by the crew of the F/V Cherokee.
2008 Sitka cleanup, location unknown.
2008 F/V Cherokee
There was no debris seen on Piesar Island by the crew of the F/V Cherokee.
Shoals Point
Abundance = Moderate debris accumulations
Common Name = Shoals Point
Notes = Shoals Point was found to have some monofilament gillnet fragments and a lot of tires and net fragments.
Shoals Point was found to have some monofilament gillnet fragments and a lot of tires and net fragments.
Aspid Cape
Common Name = Aspid Cape
Notes = There was no debris seen on Aspid Cape by the crew of the F/V Cherokee.
There was no debris seen on Aspid Cape by the crew of the F/V Cherokee.

2009 Sitka: F/V Cherokee

Moderate

Barry's Bay

Biorka Island Site 3
Project Name = FV Cherokee (Sitka)
Location = Biorka Island Site 3
Date = June 24, 2009
Natural collection Area = Yes
Length Cleaned = 160 Yards
AverageWidth = 40 Yards
Trawl net = 0.0%
Crab line = 0.0%
Domestic Gill net = 0.0%
HSDN = 0.0%
Floats = 10.0%
Misc other lines = 30.0%
Other Fishing related = 30.0%
Banding = 0.0%
Plastic Beverage Bottles = 5.0%
Plastic Non Beverage Containers = 5.0%
Cans all types = 0.0%
Foam = 10.0%
Other non vessel related = 10.0%
Total Weight = 757 lbs
Pounds per 100 Yards = 473.1
Accumulation Level = Moderate
Marine Mammals Observed = seals, sealions, otters
Comments = plastic beaver, shoes, asian water bottles
FV Cherokee (Sitka)
plastic beaver, shoes, asian water bottles
Biorka Island Site 4
Location = Biorka Island Site 4
Date = June 25, 2009
Length Cleaned = 200 Yards
Average Width = 60 Yards
Floats = 50.0%
Misc other lines = 0.0%
Other Fishing related = 20.0%
Plastic Beverage Bottles = 0.0%
Plastic Non Beverage Containers = 20.0%
Foam = 5.0%
Other non vessel related = 5.0%
Total Weight = 324 lbs
Comments = lots of hard floats
lots of hard floats
Biorka Island Site 5 June
Location = Biorka Island Site 5 June
Date = June 29 and 30, 2009
Length Cleaned = 2,200 Yards
Average Width = 57 Yards
Trawl net = 26.8%
Crab line = 5.4%
HSDN = 3.0%
Misc other lines = 8.7%
Other Fishing related = 4.1%
Banding = 0.5%
Plastic Beverage Bottles = 4.5%
Plastic Non Beverage Containers = 3.2%
Foam = 5.3%
Other non vessel related = 28.4%
Total Weight = 3,036 lbs
Marine Mammals Observed = sealions
Comments = saki bottles
saki bottles
Kruzof Island Site 1
Location = Kruzof Island Site 1
Date = July 1, 2009
Length Cleaned = 1,000 Yards
Average Width = 75 Yards
Trawl net = 60.0%
Floats = 15.0%
Banding = 3.0%
Total Weight = 1,825 lbs
Comments = shoes, plactic toys, decorations
shoes, plactic toys, decorations
Kruzof Island Site 2
Location = Kruzof Island Site 2
HSDN = 5.0%
Total Weight = 639 lbs
Marine Mammals Observed = sealions, humpback whales
Biorka Island Barry's Bay
Location = Biorka Island Barry's Bay
Date = June 21 to 24, 2009
Length Cleaned = 3,700 Yards
Crab line = 0.00%
Domestic Gill net = 0.00%
Cans all types = 0.00%
Total Weight = 3,234 lbs
Marine Mammals Observed = seals, sealions
Comments = Hagfish pots, asian water bottles, bathtub toy
Hagfish pots, asian water bottles, bathtub toy
Kruzof Island Site 3
Location = Kruzof Island Site 3
Length Cleaned = 700 Yards
Marine Mammals Observed = seals
Comments = hawser line, russian, asian hebrew water bottles
hawser line, russian, asian hebrew water bottles
Latitude = 57 00.86
Comments = hawser line, shoes refrigerator door
hawser line, shoes refrigerator door
Marine Mammals Observed = sealion
Comments = hard floats, nikes, toys, large bouy
hard floats, nikes, toys, large bouy
Wrangell Island Site 2
Location = Wrangell Island Site 2
Marine Mammals Observed = otters, harbor seal, sealion

Biorka Island Site 4

Wrangell Island Site 2

Symonds Bay

Low

Pesiar Island Site 1
Project Name = FV Cherokee (Sitka)
Location = Pesiar Island Site 1
Natural collection Area = Yes
Domestic Gill net = 0.0%
Cans all types = 2.0%
Accumulation Level = low
Marine Mammals Observed = otters
Comments = Asian liqour bottles
FV Cherokee (Sitka)
Asian liqour bottles
Wrangell Island Site 1
Location = Wrangell Island Site 1
Natural collection Area = No
Marine Mammals Observed = humback whale
Location = Biorka Island Site 2
Accumulation Level = Low
Marine Mammals Observed = seals, sealions
Marine Mammals Observed = otters, seals
Comments = hard floats, asian bottles, japanese egg crates
hard floats, asian bottles, japanese egg crates
Tota Weight = 319 lbs
Marine Mammals Observed = seals
Comments = combs, toothbrushes
combs, toothbrushes

Pesiar Island Site 1

Lowrie Island

2008 Lowrie Island: ADF&G
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY THE Alaska Department of Fish and Game,
Pounds Cleaned: 743 lbs
Miles Cleaned: 0.12 miles
Date of Cleanup: July, 2008
The 2008 Lowrie Island report has not yet been entered; however, QuickLooks show where the cleanup occurred.

Port Alexander

Port Alexander
F/V OTTER BEACHCOMBER CLEANUP
CONDUCTED BY Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation,
PARTNERED WITH F/V Otter Beachcomber ,
(Port Alexander, AK)
FUNDED BY ADCCED
The community of Port Alexander is located near the southern tip of Baranof Island on lower Chatham Strait, a long inner passage running generally north/south. The Strait is heavily influenced by the strong predominant southeast winds of the North Pacific that deposit substantial amounts of marine debris onto it's rugged and complex shorelines.
Offload truckloads of marine debris from the F/V Otter.
An exciting day for the crew and high school volunteers.
2014 Port Alexander Debris Cleanup and Removal Report (.pdf)

Craig

Craig
ISLAND CHARTERS CRAIG CLEANUPS
CONDUCTED BY MCA Foundation, Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation,
PARTNERED WITH ISLAND CHARTERS,
(Craig, AK)
FUNDED BY NOAA and ADCCED
Kathy Peavey, Island Charters has been working to clean beaches in Southern Southeast Alaska off the coast of Prince of Whales Island, most of which are major catchment areas for marine debris. Kathy and her crew are based out of Craig and travel via boat to their project sites to clean debris and establish monitoring sites for accumulation studies. To decrease debris disposal in the local landfill, Kathy?s crew seeks to use alternative disposal methods?whatever recycling is available locally, re-use of buoys, fishing gear, and other miscellaneous items with local fishermen and gardeners, and the creation of marine debris artwork and educational outreach displays.
Island Charters began partnering with MCA Foundtion in 2009 to conduct marine debris cleanups near their community. The group conducted annual cleanups thereafter through 2012, partnering with Alaska Marine Stewardship Foundation for a final cleanup in 2013. In total, this award winning group has removed more than 100,000 lbs of marine debris from various island beaches.
Former marine debris (commercial trawl floats) converted
by Craig school children into cheerful works of art.
2013 Island Charters Craig Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2012 Island Charters Craig Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)
2011 Island Charters Craig Marine Debris Removal Report (.pdf)

Surveys

Kotzebue 2009 Survey: ATI
Marine Debris Cleanup and Survey Projects for Alaskan Coastlines
Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation
Google Earth Outreach - Spreadsheet Mapper 3.0

Bering Sea 2007 Survey: Greenpeace

2007 GreenPeace
AN EXPLORATORY JOURNEY CONDUCTED AND FUNDED BY GREENPEACE.
Latitude 57 50.607N
Longitude 174 17.474w
Date of Survey 6/27/07 to 9/2/07
The Greenpeace crew on a 72.4m vessel, the Experanza, embarked on an expedition to use its submersible to explore two of the world's largest underwater canyons. It was an effort to prove the destructive nature of bottom trawling on coral gardens, the ecosystem and communities in the arctic. Among their findings, GreenPeace photographed a lost trawl net on the bottom of the Bering Sea at 1,000 meters deep in an exploration of the Zemchug Canyon.
Photo (c) Todd Warshaw/Greenpeace

Pribilof Islands 2006 Survey: US Coast Guard

U.S. Coast Guard Survey - St. Paul
SURVEY CONDUCTED BY the U.S. Coast Guard
FUNDED BY the U.S. Coast Guard
Pounds Cleaned: 0
Miles Cleaned: 0
Date of Survey: 2006
In 2006 while conducting routine aerial patrol, the U.S. Coast Guard videotaped several long stretches of the Alaska Shoreline and provided that video to the MCA Foundation to identify heavy marine debris concentrations for future cleanups.
Surveys took place along the Yakutat coastline in Southeast Alaska, Gore Point and Montague Island in Prince William Sound, and on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea.

Unalaska 2009 Survey: F/V Carly Renee
Marine Debris Cleanup and Survey Projects for Alaskan Coastlines
Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation
Google Earth Outreach - Spreadsheet Mapper 3.0

Alaska Peninsula 2008 Survey: ATI

Alaska Peninsula Survey: Airborne Tech
PARTNERED WITH Airborne Technologies,
Miles Surveyed: Over 800 miles
Date of Survey: August 2008
The 2008 Alaska Peninsula survey report has not yet been entered; however, QuickLooks show where the survey occurred.

1 - Driftnets

2 - Trawl nets

3 - Misc fishing gear

4 - Debris Collection Points

5 - Derelict Setnet sites

6 - Shipwrecks

7 - Misc Debris

PWS Surveys: GoAK

Storey Island
Marine Debris Survey

Peak Island
Marine Debris Survey

Untitled Path
Marine Debris Survey

Port Bainbridge

Eastern PWS, Bligh Island to Sheep Bay

Northern PWS, Esther Pass to Glacier Island

Yakutat Surveys: Ocean Conservancy
CLEANUP CONDUCTED BY THE OCEAN CONSERVANCY
Project Name = Ocean Conservancy
CommonName = Cannon Beach
Status = Survey
Fishing Related = 26%
Glass, Rubber, Foam, Metal = 22%
Other Unclassified= 7%
Accessability = Road Access - Easy
Beach Segment or Area = This is a long flat sandy beach
This information was reported to the Ocean Conservancy between 1996 and 2007.
In that time 22% of the debris collected was from Land based sources, 29% was from Ocean based sources and 49% was classified as General.
Ocean Conservancy
Cannon Beach
This information was reported to the Ocean Conservancy between 1996 and 2007. In that time 22% of the debris collected was from Land based sources, 29% was from Ocean based sources and 49% was classified as General.