Island Trails Network (ITN) partnered with the Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation (MCAF) from June 15-September 30, 2007 to conduct a survey of marine debris deposits in the Kodiak archipelago near Kodiak, Alaska. 

Marine debris is defined by NOAA as any man-made object discarded, disposed of, or abandoned that enters the coastal or marine environment. It may enter directly from a ship, or indirectly when washed out to sea via rivers, streams and storm drains.  For the purposes of this survey, we would add commercial fishing gear inadvertently lost at sea.

The results of the survey may be used for the purposes of designing, planning, and funding marine debris clean-ups in the Kodiak archipelago.  Results from this survey may also be used to estimate mass and volume of debris deposits and subsequent work required in other marine debris projects outside Kodiak. The survey is a joint product of both organizations, and is available on the web at www.islandtrails.org/marinedebris.htm.

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