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.