North Gulf Coast cleanup efforts by the Gulf of Alaska Keeper organization

1. Gulf of Alaska Keeper
Marine Debris Remediation 2007
Prince William Sound to Gore Point

2. Sponsors: NOAA, MCAF, BP, CACS,
ALYESKA PIPELINE, ALPAR, REI, USFS

3. Gulf of Alaska Keeper

4. Gulf of Alaska Keeper
• Recognized Marine Debris Problem

5. Gulf of Alaska Keeper
• Recognized Marine Debris Problem
• 2002-04 Prince William Soundkeeper

6. Gulf of Alaska Keeper
• Recognized Marine Debris Problem
• 2002-04 Prince William Soundkeeper
• 2005-present GoAK

7. Donors
• Local Charter Fleet
• Individuals
• Foundations
• Local Governments
• Corporate Sponsors
– Oil Companies
– Shipping Industry
– Tour Industry/Cruise Lines
– Local Businesses
– Outdoor Recreation and Boating Companies
– Fishing Industry

8. Five Phase Cleanup Program

9. Five Phase Cleanup Program
• Phase 1 – Marine Debris Surveys

10. Five Phase Cleanup Program
• Phase 1 – Marine Debris Surveys
• Phase 2 – PWS Volunteer Cleanup

11. Five Phase Cleanup Program
• Phase 1 – Marine Debris Survey
• Phase 2 – PWS Volunteer Cleanup
• Phase 3 – PWS Professional Cleanup

12. Five Phase Cleanup Program
• Phase 1 – Marine Debris Survey
• Phase 2 – PWS Volunteer Cleanup
• Phase 3 – PWS Professional Cleanup
• Phase 4 – Gulf of AK Professional Cleanup

13. Five Phase Cleanup Program
• Phase 1 – Marine Debris Survey
• Phase 2 – PWS Volunteer Cleanup
• Phase 3 – PWS Professional Cleanup
• Phase 4 – Gulf of AK Professional Cleanup
• Phase 5 – MD Monitoring and Net Sampling

14. Marine Debris Surveys

15. Marine Debris Surveys

16. Marine Debris Surveys
• All Volunteer
• Quantify MD Amount, Type, and Location
• Data Used to Assess and Prioritize
– Environmental Threat
– Use of Volunteer and Professional Labor
– Planning, Resource Allocation
– Estimate Cost and Efficacy
– MD Monitoring Plot Locations

17. Volunteer Cleanup

18. Volunteer Cleanup

19. 2007 PWS Volunteer Cleanup
• 100 Volunteers
• Beach Crews and Kayak Teams
• 3200 Donated Hours
• 12 Power Vessels
• 740 ALPAR Bags of MD
• 50% More Non-bagged MD
• 10-12 tons of MD

20. GoAK Professional PWS Cleanup

21. GoAK Professional PWS Cleanup
Styrofoam
&
Spill Swill

22. GoAK Professional PWS Cleanup
Nets and Lines

23. GoAK Professional PWS Cleanup
Disposal

25. 2007 PWS Cleanup – 111 Miles of Shoreline Cleaned

26. GoAK Naked Island MD Survey and Cleanup Work - 2007
Shorelines Cleaned (all on all five islands), 75 miles
Shorelines Surveyed Pre-Cleanup, 50 miles

27. Eaglek Island
E
Little Axel
Lind Isl.
Axel Lind Isl.
Bald Head
Chris Isl.
Cleanup of small island group in
northern PWS – all shorelines of
Dutch Isl. the islands within the red outline
Group were cleaned in 2007– a total of
approximately 36 miles of
shoreline
Lone
Island

28. PWS Cleanup Data
• 6-man crew 30 days on site
• 111 miles of shoreline cleaned
• 2740 bags filled with MD
• 24.9 bags of MD per mile cleaned
• 50% more non-bagged MD
• 40 tons of MD
• 21 boatloads

29. Gore Point Cleanup

31. Gore Point Shorelines Cleaned in 2007 by GoAK
Cleaned Areas Denoted In Red

32. East Beach

33. East Beach Log Berm

34. East Beach

35. East Beach Forest

36. Each Beach Forest Cleaned

37. Portion of East Beach Forest Cleaned

38. Forest Debris

39. Cleaned Forest Floor

40. West Beach

41. West Beach

42. North Beach

43. Bear-Chewed Styrofoam

44. Net Nightmare

45. Cutting Ship Fender

46. Ship Fender Helicopter Ready

47. Stuffing Super Sacks

48. North Beach Sling Work

49. West Beach Sling Work

50. Loaded Landing Craft

51. Disposal

52. Gore Point Cleanup Stats
• 7-man crew 56 days on site
• 860 volunteer hours
• 2200 large garbage bags filled
• 230 Super Sacks filled
• Approximately 50% more non-bagged debris
collected
• 45 tons of MD collected
– 25 tons from ½-mile Gore Pt. East beach
– 10 tons from 2 miles of East and North beaches
– 10 tons from 68 miles of nearby beaches
• Filled 100-foot barge

53. PWS Marine
Debris Monitoring
Sites Established
in 2006

54. Marine Debris Monitoring
• Rate of MD Accumulation
• Quantify MD Type and Origin
• Compare Past MD to Current MD
• Identify Areas Most Impacted

55. Marine Debris Monitoring

56. Net Sampling for
type of fishery, man-
ufacturer and/or
country of origin