Gulf of Alaska Keeper Marine Debris Challenges Along the Northern Gulf of Alaska Coast
Chugach National Forest EVOSTC ADEC/GoJ GoAK 2015-16 Marine Debris Projects
-Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation JTMD Cleanups (Funded with Government of Japan gift through NOAA) Montague Island, Kayak Island, Gore Point, Afognak Island
-ADEC/GoJ/NOAA helicopter/barge marine debris removal projects Northern Gulf of Alaska Gulf of Alaska Keeper’s marine-debris cleanup area
Anchorage Valdez
Whittier Cordova Prince William Sound
Seward Montague Island
Kayak Island/Okalee Spit
Homer
Nuka Island Gore Point Elizabeth Island
Barren Islands
Afognak & Shuyak Island ITN/Blue Fox Bay Lodge NOAA Kodiak - ITN Ted Raynor
Erik Pallister
Andy Schroeder
GoAK Monitoring Program; Prince William Sound.
Foam debris weight (Lb) Number of plastic bottles 300 350 250 200 300 150 100 250 50 0 200 bev 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 150 nonbev Misc. hard plastic (in Lb) 100 120 100 50 80
0 60 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 40 20 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Lines and nets (Lb) 300 Crates and baskets (Lb) 250 Japanese Tohoku 70 200 Tsunami 60 150 50 40 100 30 50 20 10 0 0 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Andy Schroeder
2015-16 Helicopter/Barge GoJ/NOAA/ADEC Marine Debris Removal Projects
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Kenai Fjords National Park
Katmai National Park Montague Island Okalee Spit Nuka Island Kayak Island Gore Point Elizabeth Island Barren Islands
Afognak Island
Kodiak
Japanese Tsunami Marine Debris (JTMD) Consolidation and Loading Sites
Sites where JTMD was removed during the barge projects. JTMD was also removed from Vancouver Island’s Barkley Sound Broken Island Group
Recycling Considerations
-What
-Where
-How
-Economics
2015 Helicopter/Barge Debris Removal Cost -Removal and Disposal of 1 million pounds @ $1.1 million = $1.10/pound
Funding: Government of Japan-$900,000 EVOSTC, AK LEG, NPS, Blue Fox Bay, GoAK, Ucluelet - $200,000
$1.5 million spent over 3 seasons (2013-2015) on 21 cleanup projects which contributed debris to the 2015 helicopter/barge project.
2015 Total Cleanup cost of $2.6 million @ $2.60/pound
2016 Total Cleanup Cost: $911,000 (Government of Japan) 500,000 pounds removed = $1.82/pound GoAK field crew Ryan Pallister Thank You
Contact :
Tele: 907-632-1952 Email: [email protected], For more information see goak.org Gulf of Alaska Keeper, 4040 Twilight Lane, Anchorage, AK 99516