Marine-debris removal & entanglement response

Names and classification

Record type

intervention

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Recorded state

Available, active, proposed or context-dependent

Conservation interventions

Action definition

Remove hazardous debris and rescue entangled wildlife

Mechanism of action

Shoreline/reef cleanup, ghost-gear removal, reporting and trained disentanglement response

Prerequisites

Safe access; trained crews; disposal; wildlife-response authorization

Implementation context

Accumulation hotspots, beaches, reefs and nearshore waters

Expected outcomes

Lower entanglement and reef abrasion hazards

Monitoring design

Debris mass/type; hotspot recurrence; entanglements; removed ghost gear

Unintended consequences

Removal can disturb habitat if poorly conducted; does not stop upstream debris generation

Implementation limits

Implementation status, cost and efficacy must be tied to a dated place/program record.

Sources and further reading

• https://kauai.surfrider.org/netpatrol
• https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/sentinel-site-program/hawaiihumpbackwhale/marine-debris.html

Connected Atlas records

• Marine debris & derelict fishing gear · Threats & Conservation