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NOAA Marine Debris Program

NOAA Marine Debris Program

Vision

 The NOAA Marine Debris Program envisions the global ocean and its coasts free from the impacts of marine debris.

Mission

The mission of the NOAA Marine Debris Program is to investigate and prevent the adverse impacts of marine debris.

 

2016-2020 Strategic Plan

 

The NOAA Marine Debris Program has developed a strategic plan to succeed in continuing to combat marine debris in the coming years.

 

 

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NOAA Marine Debris Program
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Thematic Area
Marine & Terrestrial Waste
Related Pages
OECMs in Wetlands: Linkages with the Ramsar Convention
From entry into force to early implementation: Environmental Impact Assessments under the BBNJ Agreement
Coral microbiomes as reservoirs of unknown genomic and biosynthetic diversity
A practical, adaptive compliance management framework for improving marine protected area effectiveness
The hidden cost of fisheries subsidies
Why saving seagrass meadows could help save the world’s coastlines
Mapping global freshwater ecosystems to guide national restoration targets and nature-based solutions
Towards an Understanding of Marsupial Interchange between Australia and New Guinea
Pacific Islands Ocean Conference (PIOC) Report, Heritage Hotel Honiara, Solomon Islands, 29 September - 3 October 2025.
Towards a systematic framework to assess restoration success of interventions in coral reef ecosystems

Latest News

Blue Carbon
Coastal conservation has to work for local communities, study finds
March 25, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
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Ocean champion
Ocean health in focus as nominations open for UNEP’s 2026 Champions of the…
March 25, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
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Australia
Protected conservation areas double since 2010 - but miss important areas
March 25, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
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Enforcement
The ocean’s enforcement gap
March 25, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
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Latest Resources

Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishe
March 25, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
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OECMs in Wetlands: Linkages with the Ramsar Convention
March 25, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
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From entry into force to early implementation: Environmental Impact…
March 23, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
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Coral microbiomes as reservoirs of unknown genomic and biosynthetic…
March 23, 2026 by Isaac Rounds
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