JANUARY 13, 2017--On January 9, 2017, the NOAA OR&R and Pacific Marine Environmental Labs (PMEL) hosted Senior Consul Murazawa and Mr. Doty from the Consulate General of Japan in Seattle.

In the meeting, NOAA staff presented a Japan tsunami marine debris update, an overview of the emergency response work OR&R is involved with, and tsunami detection and warning that PMEL provides. Senior Consul Murazawa shared impressions of the Tohoku region response and recovery. All present expressed their wish to continue the productive collaboration between the Consulate and NOAA, on Japan Tsunami Marine Debris (JTMD) and other issues of interest.

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