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More information about marine debris

Australian

• Dhimurru turtle entanglement report - Research on the impact of marine debris on marine turtle survival and behaviour: North east Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia - Dhimurru turtle entanglement report - April 2009
• Finding solutions: Derelict Fishing Gear and Other Marine Debris in Northern Australia - 2003
  www.environment.gov.au/coasts/mbp/publications/north/marine-debris-report.html
• Keeping tabs on marine debris   - Environment Protection and Heritage Council, 2002
• Litter Management In Australia, Environment Protection and Heritage Council, 2008
  www.ephc.gov.au/sites/default/files/WasteMgt_Rpt_Litter_Management_In_Australia_200811.pdf  
• A national approach to biodiversity decline - Report to the Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council - July 2005
  www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/publications/biodiversity-decline.html
• RecFishing Research Best Practice in Recreational Fishing
  www.recfishingresearch.org/default.asp  

International

• Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (UNEP)
  ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/011/i0620e/i0620e.pdf  
• Marine Litter: A Global Challenge (UNEP)
  www.unep.org/pdf/UNEP_Marine_Litter-A_Global_Challenge.pdf  
• The Net Kit (WWF)
  www.wwf.org.au/publications/the_net_kit/  

Websites

Australia

• Coastcare
  www.coastcare.com.au
• Northern Territory Marine Debris Monitoring Program
  www.nt.gov.au/nreta/wildlife/marine/pdf/marinedebris_fs.pdf
• Australian Maritime Safety Authority
  www.amsa.gov.au/Marine_Environment_Protection/AMSAs_Role_in_Maritime_Environmental_Issues/
• Marine Debris in the Great Barrier Reef
  www.reefed.edu.au/home/explorer/hot_topics/marine_debris
• Marine Debris in the Australian Antarctic Territory
  www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=3122
• Clean Up Australia :
  www.cleanup.org.au/au/
• Keep Australia Beautiful
  www.kab.org.au
• Carpentaria Gulf Nets Programme
  www.ghostnets.com.au
• Project AWARE Marine Debris Page
  www.projectaware.org/content/index.php?pid=42
• Port Waste Reception Facilities
  www.amsa.gov.au/Marine_Environment_Protection/AMSAs_Role_in_Maritime_Environmental_Issues/
• RecFishing Research Best Practice Guidelines
  www.recfishingresearch.org/reports.asp?ids=7&idset=19&title=Codes%20of%20Practice
• Surfrider Foundation Australia
  www.surfrider.org.au/what-we-do/marine-debris/
• WWF Australia - Marine Debris Program
  www.wwf.org.au/ourwork/oceans/debris/

Regional

• APEC
  www.apec.org
• COBSEA
  www.cobsea.org/activities/activities_strategic_pollution.html
• SPREP
  www.sprep.org/solid_waste/index.htm
• CTI
  www.cti-secretariat.net/home-mainmenu-1

Global

• Clean Up the World:
  www.cleanupworld.org
• NOAA Marine Debris Program
  marinedebris.noaa.gov
• Surfrider Foundation
  www.surfrider.org/a-z/marine_debris.php
• UNEP Regional Seas Programme
  www.unep.org/regionalseas/