Derelict Fishing Gear Study: A public awareness brochure by the NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office
Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act: A public awareness fact sheet by the Australia's Department of Environment and Heritage
Tackling Marine Debris in the 21st Century: A report in brief by the National Academy of Sciences
Misc. Articles and Papers
Who is responsible for marine debris? The international politics of cleaning our oceans (Journal of International Affairs)
Interagency Report on Marine Debris Sources, Impacts, Strategies & Recommendations
Dynamics of Debris Densities and Removal at the Nortwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reefs
Reducing Marine Debris: Derelict Fishing Gear Removal Programs in Hawaii, Washington, and California
A Proposal for Preventative Measures and Mitigation for the Threat of Entanglement in Hawaiian Monk Seals (Monachus schauinslandi) in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Retrieving Ghostnet at Minimal Cost
Factors Affecting Marine Debris Deposition at French Frigate Shoals, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 1990-2006
Pollution Prevention Produces Power
NOAA's NESDIS Satellite Oceanography
Legislation
Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (U.S. Congress)
Toxic Free Oceans Act (California State Senate)
High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcemment Act (U.S. Congress)
United Nations Driftnet Moratorium
Curriculum
NOAA Marine Debris 101
Turning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum (US Environmental Protection Agency, 1992)
Debris Dilemma by Jean Michel Cousteau (Ocean Adventures/PBS)
Marine Debris Module by Sandy Webb (from www.hawaiiatolls.org)
Video
What is Marine Debris? (NOAA Ocean Media Center)
Plastics and Marine Debris (The Algalita Marine Research Foundation)
Plastic in the Ocean (The Algalita Marine Research Foundation)
Ghostnets (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
Photos
NOAA Marine Debris 101 Gallery
Seapics.com
Other Media
Seeking Marine Debris: A blog by Kris McElwee documenting NOAA OES0802, March 25 through April 8, 2008 (Marine Debris Reseach Cruise)
Marine Debris UAS Survey: A blog by Tim Veenstra documenting NOAA OES0802, March 25 through April 8, 2008 (Marine Debris Reseach Cruise)
Links
NOAA Marine Debris Program
Algalita Marine Research Foundation
NOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research
NOAA PFEL Coastwatch Satellite Data
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory (Optical Remote Sensing)
NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries
Airborne Technologies, Inc. (UAS research)
OceanTrek Research (Solar rechargeable tracking buoys)