Workshop 2014

Southeast Atlantic Marine Debris Strategy Workshop: Marine Debris Solutions for the Region, June 18-20, 2014; NOAA Facilities at Fort Johnson,Charleston, South Carolina

Workshop Agenda

Participants List (will be updated with added attendees)

Working Group Participation (as of July 3, 2014 – will be updated as needed)

Day 1 Presentations

Derelict Fishing Gear

• Ladd Bayliss, NC Coastal Federation

• Peter Kingsley-Smith, SC DNR

• Buck Bennett, GA DNR (no slides)

Abandoned and Derelict Vessels

• Dan Burger, SC DHEC

• Buck Bennett, GA DNR

• Christine Boring, Research Planning, Inc.

Afternoon Overview Talks

• Global Status of Marine Debris, Jenna Jambeck, University of Georgia

• NOAA Marine Debris White Papers, Mike Fulton, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Day 2 Presentations

• NOAA Marine Debris Program Overview, Jason Rolfe

Wildlife Impacts: Successes and Challenges

• John Stanton, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

• Wayne McFee, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

• Jeannie Miller, Georgia Sea Turtle Center

Consumer Debris on Shorelines: Successes and Challenges

• Lisa Rider, Onslow County, NC, Solid Waste Department

• Anna Toline, National Park Service

• Gambill Consumer Debris

Focus on Education and Outreach

• Dodie Sanders, Georgia Marine Extension

• Leah Henry, NOAA Marine Debris Program

• Susan Lovelace, SC Sea Grant

Day 3 Presentations

• Example: The Great Lakes Land-based Marine Debris Action Plan

• Emergency Response, Jason Rolfe, NOAA