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Title
Severe Marine Debris Event Report: Superstorm Sandy
Title (original)
Severe Marine Debris Event Report: Superstorm Sandy
Description
This Severe Marine Debris Event Report provides an update on the activities federal agencies have undertaken to address marine debris associated with the October 2012 storm known as Superstorm Sandy as it made landfall in the United States. This event has been declared a Severe Marine Debris Event by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). As required in the Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq., as amended by Title VI of Public Law 112-213), NOAA is tasked with developing, in consultation with the Interagency Committee, interagency plans for the timely response to events determined by the Administrator to be severe marine debris events, including plans to: coordinate across agencies and with relevant state, tribal, and local governments to ensure adequate, timely, and efficient response; assess the composition, volume, and trajectory of marine debris associated with a severe marine debris event; and estimate the potential impacts of a severe marine debris event, including economic impacts on human health, navigation safety, natural resources, tourism, and livestock, including aquaculture. This report will serve as a comprehensive resource summarizing federal progress and involvement related to this effort, as of June 2013.
Authors
NOAA Marine Debris Program
Publication year
2013
Resource type
Reports
Language
English
Areas of knowledge
Toxicity and impact of meso and macro marine litter
Monitoring of marine litter
Modelling marine litter
Mapping of marine litter
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