The Sitka Sound Science Center is working with three remote communities to clean up marine debris on local shorelines in the Bering Sea region of Alaska.

The Center for Coastal Studies is using side scan sonar surveys to assess derelict fishing gear abundance and collaborating with commercial fishermen to remove derelict gear in Cape Cod Bay and other areas of Massachusetts Bay.

The BoatU.S. Foundation is removing a derelict vessel and three large commercial nets from Lake Erie and Ocean City, Maryland.

The Island Trails Network is using kayaks to remove marine debris from 60 miles of shoreline on Shuyak Island in the western Gulf of Alaska.

The Micronesia Islands Nature Alliance reduced littering and illegal dumping in Saipan by providing infrastructure for proper waste management and raising awareness about littering and marine debris through education and outreach.

UC Davis expanded a fishermen-led Dungeness crab derelict gear recovery program, with the intention of making it a self-sustaining effort.

The North Carolina Coastal Federation is expanding a fishermen-led crab pot recovery pilot project into a self-sustaining derelict crab pot retrieval program.

The Coastal Cleanup Corporation and the Biscayne National Park are working to remove marine debris from sea turtle foraging habitat and nesting beaches and educating the public about marine debris.

The City of Bayou La Batre worked to remove 21 abandoned and derelict vessels and other marine debris from the waters of Bayou La Batre, as well as to restore marsh habitat and lead community outreach.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is implementing a derelict crab trap removal program, which includes large-scale removal, education and outreach, and volunteer events in the Barataria, Terrebonne, and Pontchartrain basins near New Orleans.

Stockton University and the NOAA Marine Debris Program are removing derelict crab pots from coastal bays in Southern New Jersey and educating and training crabbers on how to prevent and locate lost traps.

The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, with the NOAA Marine Debris Program, is identifying, removing, and assessing the impacts of derelict crab pots in Barnegat Bay, NJ.

Scuba Dogs Society removed marine debris from a Puerto Rican shoreline and implemented an education and recycling station program to reduce marine debris at its source and promote stewardship of local marine habitats.

The NOAA Marine Debris Program teamed up with Clean Bays to remove industrial debris from 18 miles of shoreline and nearshore environments in East Providence, Rhode Island.

The Nature Conservancy and the Quinault Indian Nation are removing derelict crab pots and developing a sustainable reporting and annual recovery program for lost crab pots on the Washington Coast.

The Regents of UC Davis, Humboldt Fishermen’s Marketing Association and the NOAA Marine Debris Program teamed up to establish a fishermen-led commercial fishing gear recovery and recycling effort in California.

South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium removed derelict vessels and other marine debris using community-based initiatives.

CCE removed derelict lobster traps from Long Island Sound.

Coral Bay Community Council removed derelict vessels, involved locals in marine debris cleanups, and worked with local waste management and recycling groups to reduce marine debris.

LagoonKeepers.org worked to improve the quality of Palm Beach County’s estuarine, coastal, and near-shore marine ecosystems through derelict and sunken boat removal.

Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and the NOAA Marine Debris Program work together to inspire coastal stewardship through coastal cleanups.

The American Littoral Society piloted a marine debris removal project in New York's Jamaica Bay

The Sitka Sound Science Center is working to remove approximately 106 tons of marine debris from important areas around local communities across the Bering Sea.

The Northwest Straits Foundation is combating derelict fishing gear in the Puget Sound by removing derelict nets and conducting outreach with local tribes and fishermen about the impacts of derelict gear.

Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund volunteers patrol the Ka‘ū coast on the Big Island of Hawai‘i for marine debris.

KIRC is removing marine debris accumulations on Kaho'olawe Island in Hawai'i.

Hofstra University is removing marine debris from one of New York's last natural salt marshes.

North Carolina Coastal Federation is removing derelict crab pots and re-purposing them into oyster reefs.

NOAA supported the Coastal Cleanup Corporation in its effort to remove marine debris from sea turtle nesting habitat.

NOAA is supporting Dauphin Island Sea Lab's efforts to remove abandoned and derelict vessels in Dog River, Alabama.

NOAA is supporting the indigenous Wiyot Tribe in its effort to remove marine debris from an ancient cultural site.

NOAA supported the Sitka Sound Science Center in efforts to remove tsunami debris from Southeast Alaska and educate Sitka's youth about the impact of marine debris.

Island Trails Network in Alaska is working to remove marine debris from Tugidak Island, a critical habitat area in the Kodiak Archipelago.

This ongoing debris removal project focuses on an area around Detroit's Belle Isle that is filled with old building material from the city.

Surfrider Foundation’s Rincón chapter worked to protect Puerto Rico's coral reefs by removing heavy marine debris.

NOAA is supporting San Diego Unified Port District in efforts to remove marine debris from San Diego Bay.

The Northwest Straits Initiative has worked in partnership with the NOAA Marine Debris Program to eliminate harmful derelict fishing gear in Puget Sound.