1. National Marine Fisheries Service Honolulu Laboratory Coral Reef Ecosystem Division Marine Debris Identification Handbook

2. Reference Key Objectives Reference Key Objectives Generate a database with digital photos and parameters for recovered derelict fishing gear Produce a Marine Debris Reference Key CD to be distributed to international and domestic stakeholders  Identify source fisheries and origin of derelict fishing gear  Post ID Handbook on World Wide Web

3. Completed Microsoft Access Database 250 net sample digital images entered into database Supported the US Department of State in hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Marine Debris Seminar, Aug. 2004, Honolulu, HI Net Samples Sent off to Industrial Collaborators for Identification of possible targeted fisheries and sometimes net manufacturer

4. Photograph Station

5. Net Sample Pictures

6. Net Analysis Database

8. Marine Debris Identification Handbook

9. Works in Progress  Receive data from net identification collaborators for source fisheries identification by September  Implement ID Handbook database on electronic media and post to the World Wide Web by January 2005

10. US National Marine Fisheries Service US National Ocean Service University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program US Coast Guard US Fish & Wildlife Service Hawaii Metals Recycling Hawaii Coastal Zone Management Program Horizon Waste Services, Inc. City & County of Honolulu US Navy Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council US Department of State Natural Resources Consultants, Inc. Hawaii State DLNR Hawaii Audubon Society The Ocean Conservancy Ocean Futures Society Hawaii State DBEDT Covanta Energy A Multi-Agency Program to Mitigate Marine Debris in the U.S Pacific Islands

11. Mahalo Thank you for the continued support of the multi-agency marine debris removal effort. Funding for this project provided by a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation grant to Dr. Mary Donohue, University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program.