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Title: Vic-Maui Race Observed Marine Debris Map Service, Pacific Ocean, 2012, US EPA Region 9
Abstract: Location and descriptions of marine debris observed by the Sailing Vessel (S/V) Family Affair yacht during the Victoria, British Columbia to Maui, Hawaii Yacht Race in July 2012. These observations are organized according to the following map layers: Family Affairs Observations, Fleet Debris Levels, Return Vessels Special Reports, Roll Call Debris Data-Race, Special Report Debris-Race, Vessel Specific Observations, and Return Vessel Specific Levels Observations. The March, 2011 tsunami that affected northern Japan washed enormous amounts of debris out to sea. While most of this debris sank quickly out at sea, much remains on the surface and by ocean current and wind is working its way across the Pacific Ocean. In early days, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) could track the debris slick by satellite, but by early 2012, the debris had become too dispersed to track. News stories have reported containers with motorcycles on Haida Gwaii, whole fishing boats in Alaska, and sections of concrete dock in Oregon. Recent reports are about the struggles of local governments to deal with cleaning up and disposing of flotsam washing up on local beaches.
Publisher: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
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Resource Link: http://orator.epa.gov/R9WebContent/MarineDebris/
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West Bounding Longitude: -156.616667
South Bounding Latitude: 21.05
East Bounding Longitude: -124.016667
North Bounding Latitude: 48.383333
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License https://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.html
Access: Unclassified
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Scope (quality information applies to): dataset
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Theme Topics: Environment and Conservation
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Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
Contact Position: GIS Coordinator
Contact Person: Cheryl Henley
Email: henley.cheryl@epa.gov
Address: 75 Hawthorne Street
City: San Francisco
State: CA
Postal Code: 94105
Telephone: 415-972-3586
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Publisher Document Identifier: BF94836D-6DDA-4635-8FB0-B7D97E28112C
Metadata Date Stamp: 2017-09-20
Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9
Organization Role: Publisher
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Metadata Standard Version: 1.0
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