Workshop
2019 Hawaii Marine Debris Action Plan Research
July 25-26, 2019 at Hawaii Pacific University Makapu’u campus
Objectives:
1) Communicate and share Hawai'i based research projects and results from a variety of scientific perspectives
2) Update and reassess research priorities set in 2017 HI-MDAP Research Workshop
3) Identify research gaps and resource needs
Hosted by: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Marine Debris Program, Hawaii Pacific University, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Food and refreshment provided by: Tiki’s Grill and Bar, Morning Brew Coffee, Down to Earth, and Da Spot
Presentation titles link to videos of the presentations
Day 1-July 25 th 2019
► Morning Welcome: Brenda Jensen and Mark Manuel
► Coastal Cleanup Efficiency-lessons learned from decades of volunteer removal efforts: Megan Lamson
► Marine Debris Research and Initiatives and IPRC: Nikolai Maximenko
► Plastic Ingestion in Healthy Albatrosses Incidentally killed in Hawaii Fisheries: Michelle Hester
► Marine Debris Mobile Recovery and Conversion Technology: Keith Flitner
► Winged Ambassadors-Marine Debris Education using Seabirds: Ilana Nimz
► Garbage In, Marine Debris Info Out- Doing the dirty work of image analysis using machine learning and citizen science: Miguel Castrence
► Chemistry of Plastic Marine Debris-CMDR’s Capabilities and Applications: Jennifer M. Lynch
► Plastic Ingestion by Central Pacific Hawksbill Sea Turtles: Melissa R. Jung
► Marine Debris Polymers on Main Hawaiian Island Beaches, Sea Surface, and Seafloor: Kayla C. Brignac
► Consideration of Environmental Costs of Plastic Marine Debris Recycling, Especially in Island Ecosystems: Carl J. Berg
► Accumulation and Separation of Shoreline Marine Debris through Buoyancy: Ray Aivazian III
► NOAA Marine Debris Program Research Priorities: Amy Uhrin
Day 2-July 26 th 2019
► Plastic Ingestion by Marine Birds and Predatory Fishes around the Main Hawaiian Islands: David Hyrenbach
► Microplastic Accumulation Patterns at Three Hawaiian Beaches: Nicolas Vanderzyl
► On the Potential to Understand and Document Accumulation and Effects of Microplastics and Debris in Convergence Zones around Oahu: David Field
► Chemical Weathering and Additives in Plastic Marine Debris in the Hawaiian Islands: Joelle Marchiani
► Plastics Invade Larval Fish Nurseries: Jonathan Whitney
► Testing the Chemical Compatibility of 15 Marine Debris Polymers in Sample Preservative and Digestion Treatments: Rachel Sandquist
► Bonin Petrels (Pterodroma hypoleuca) Indicate Plastic Pollution around the Northwest Hawaiian Islands: Lauren Chamberlain
► Ocean Voyages Institute Pacific Gyre Cleanup: Mary Crowley
► Education and Policy- What works to reduce cigarette butt litter on Maui?: Jens Currie
► Plastics and Microfibers in the Environment: Sarah-Jeanne Royer