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In conjunction with the NOAA Marine Debris Program
Office of Response and Restorationhttp://marinedebris.noaa.gov/
Matt Thompson - PMO Seattle
Marine Debris Reporting
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Tsunami – Japan
Japan was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on March 11, 2011, that triggered a deadly tsunami in the country's north.
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March 11 natural disaster and human tragedy:
• 9.0 magnitude earthquake
• Tsunami: 130 ft max wave height
Tsunami Event Overview
U.S. Navy
• 217 square miles inundation
• 15,885 people confirmed dead, 2,623 missing (as of 4/10/14)
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Amount of DebrisApproximately 5 million tons of debris into the
Pacific Ocean, Source: Japanese Ministry of the Environment
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Marine Debris
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Debris Tracking
Tsunami Debris is adding to the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”…An estimated 1.5 Million Tons has reached the US West Coast thus far.
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•1780 reports were received to date (July 2014)•1235 reports from land•Approximately 175 reports from vessels to-date (July 2014) not including Japanese training vessels
•Additional 370 report from Japanese training vessels
•Total of 545 reports from vessels
Reporting Stats
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REPORTING FORM
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• Ships, International Government agency, and public outreach will continue. Seattle PMO will still distribute forms.
• Research groups encouraged to participate.• Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, and Alaska State emergency
agencies have contingency plans in place (especially for hazardous debris).
• Website: http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/tsunamidebris/
EXTENDED COOPERATIONAND OUTREACH