アルガリータ海洋調査財団
http://www.algalita.org/
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http://www.projectaware.org/infographic
「私たちが出したごみの醜い旅」というポスターです。
No one knows for sure but scientists think over six million tons of marine debris may be entering our ocean every year. One of the reasons Project AWARE is collecting marine debris data from divers is to help build a clear picture of the underwater trash that threatens ocean life. With this knowledge, we can make more effective decisions when it comes to waste management policies.
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Hawai'i Wildlife Fund is a non-profit organization dedicated to the conservation of Hawaii's native wildlife through research and education. We are educators, conservationists, researchers, naturalists, communities, volunteers and donors devoted to the conservation of Hawaii's fragile marine ecosystem and its inhabitants.
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http://www.ghostnets.com.au/index.html
Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been abandoned at sea, lost accidentally or deliberately discarded, (ALDFG). They travel the oceans of the world with the currents and tides continually fishing as they progress through the waters. As they are unattended and roaming, they fish indiscriminately, not only catching threatened species but undersized and protected fish as well.
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http://iprc.soest.hawaii.edu/users/hafner/PUBLIC/TSUNAMI_DEBRIS/tsunami_tracers_no_vector_large.html
]]>詳しくは，海洋情報クリアリングハウス「漂流船発見・確認状況（海上保安庁）」をご覧下さい。
]]>ハワイ周辺の海域では，海洋ごみによる野生生物への危害と航海の安全性への懸念が引き続き存在しています。2004年11月，オアフ島のKaneohe Bayに3トンの投棄漁具が漂着していることが確認され，行政，NGO他多くの関係者によって取り除かれました。その他，各島の海岸では，必要に応じて回収の努力が行われています。
NOAAでは，ハワイ諸島に漂着している廃棄漁具（漁網，ロープ）の分布をヘリコプターを使って調査しました。ここではその結果を見ることができます。