…vegetative debris was collected in the first pass, more than 52,000 cubic yards of debris. The city expects to complete the vegetative debris pickup within two weeks and then transition to removing construction debris. Carolina Beach’s debris removal contractor was on its final pass of vegetative debris hauling from the…
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Coastal Communities Grapple With Debris
…debris to disposal sites such as landfills or transfer stations and in other areas, the North Carolina Department of Transportation and local governments, either directly or through contractors, are collecting and managing the debris. “It is expected that vegetative debris numbers will be high and growing as that type debris…
Group Rolls Out Marine Debris Action Plan
…debris issues didn’t have the capacity to solve the problems Florence created with displaced wood debris and vessels,” she said. Though the North Carolina Marine Debris Symposium was canceled in 2018 because of Hurricane Florence, the marine debris action plan stakeholders met again in February 2019 for the state Marine…
Groups Try New Strategy on Debris Problem
…Marine Debris Program. Originally published March 15, 2018 BEAUFORT – More than 40 stakeholders representing local and state governments, environmental groups and other nonprofit organizations are using a new approach to create a plan to manage marine debris such as consumer trash, storm debris and lost, abandoned and derelict fishing…
Project to Remove Abandoned Boats Begins
…debris one of its five major goals as an organization, Hallas said. “We realized that this was an important factor to others as well,” inspiring the federation to recruit a leadership team to compile the North Carolina Marine Debris Action Plan. The team includes along with Hallas, Rachel Bisesi, Sarah…
Cleanups Net More Than 200 Tons of Debris
…Division of Marine Fisheries, which was appropriated the $400,000 by the General Assembly as part of its post-Florence disaster bill. The contracted crews that collected the debris were made up of state standard commercial fishing license resident shellfish license holders. “The marine debris that we pulled out of the marsh…
Marine Debris Program Inspires Students
…Sheep was the first marine debris art exhibit, she hopes it isn’t the last. Fourth- and fifth-grade teachers in Carteret County are encouraged to participate in the marine debris teacher training workshop June 25-26 at the Duke University Marine Lab, DeMattia said. Learn More Duke’s University Marine Lab Community Science…
Turtle Trash Collectors Adapt to COVID-19
…can stop marine debris,” she said. Sirak-Schaeffer explained that marine debris has major effects on all kinds of marine organisms, especially sea turtles, which can confuse plastic bags and balloons for jellyfish. The debris can end up in their system and can get stuck, making the turtle feel full so…
Marine Debris Removal Project Underway
Floating dock marine debris is washed up at Masonboro Island Reserve. Photo: Joe Huie More than 70 tons of marine debris have been collected since summer from public shorelines and marshes along the central and southeast coast of the state as part of a large-scale marine debris and abandoned and…
Beaufort Applies For Marine Debris Grant
…this will probably be a multi-year project that can be continued with funding from the town, other sources or re-apply to the NOAA marine debris project again. “I think it will put a big dent in our debris issue but I think we have to follow up with more debris…
Federation Gets $250K for Debris Cleanup
…such as hurricanes or tsunamis and leads federal agency coordination on marine debris issues through the Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating Committee. More information about the NOAA Marine Debris Program can be found at marinedebris.noaa.gov For more information on this new federation effort, please contact Tracy Skrabal at tracys@nccoast.org or 910-509-2838….
Dock debris following Ian ‘worst we’ve seen,’ crews say
…marine debris clogging coastal marshlands and clumping up on spoil islands. The Coastal Federation publishes Coastal Review. These areas are largely tucked out of view from boaters skimming across sounds. Until he was hired by the Coastal Federation to walk through marsh and remove debris, Huie said he never saw…