Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act

Description

The Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act legally establishes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Marine Debris Program. The mission of the NOAA Marine Debris Program is to use research, prevention, and reduction activities to investigate and solve problems that stem from marine debris, in order to protect and conserve our Nation's marine environment and ensure navigation safety. The Act outlines three central program components for the MDP to undertake: 1) mapping, identification, impact assessment, removal, and prevention; 2) reducing and preventing gear loss; and 3) outreach. Source: http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/MDAct06.pdf Date enacted: December 22, 2006 Codification: 33 U.S.C. Sec. 1951 et seq. Authority: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Resources

Name Format Description Link
57 MarineDebrisResearchPreventionAndReductionAct.zip https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/MarineDebrisResearchPreventionAndReductionAct.zip
0 MarineCadastre.gov Data Registry https://marinecadastre.gov/data/
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48891
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/48891.pdf

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  • human dimensions
  • alaska
  • united states of america
  • office of coastal management
  • exclusive economic zone
  • environmental governance/management
  • national ocean service
  • northern mariana islands
  • marine boundaries
  • american samoa
  • continent
  • noaa
  • guam
  • hawaii
  • territorial sea
  • north america
  • prevention and reduction act
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • marine debris research
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • ocean planning
  • marinecadastre
  • puerto rico

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