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G-7 Marine Debris Workshop

DECEMBER 4, 2015--The third and final workshop on marine litter, hosted by G-7 President, Germany, on November 18-20, 2015 in Berlin, agreed to support concrete actions to address marine debris and investigated options for financing these actions.

The NOAA Marine Debris Division Chief represented the United States at the workshop along with two colleagues from the Department of State. Representatives from Germany, Italy, Canada, the UK, Japan and international development banks were also in attendance. Japan, as the next G-7 President committed to continue to include marine debris as a priority in 2016.

For more information, contact Nancy.Wallace@noaa.gov.

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