JANUARY 14, 2016--During the week of January 11, 2016, the NOAA Marine Debris Program coordinated and hosted the second Southeast Marine Debris Reduction Planning Workshop.

The workshop brought together the marine debris community from the states of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to address consumer debris, derelict fishing gear, wildlife entanglement, and abandoned and derelict vessels while continuing to build on key objectives and strategies that will inform the Southeast's regional marine debris response plan. Participants also had the unique opportunity to learn first-hand how new technologies, such as aerial surveys, can be used to monitor and detect debris.

For more information about the workshop, contact Sarah.Latshaw@noaa.gov.

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