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pdfShipboard Observation Form for Floating Marine Debris
Paperwork Reduction Act statement: This form is to collect information on marine debris within areas such as the N. Pacific Subtropical High (aka “Great Pacific garbage patch”), other areas of marine debris concentration at sea, and
potential Japan tsunami debris. The collected data and information will be used to better model movement and concentration of the debris, facilitate greater understanding of marine debris and concentration areas in the open ocean as
well as prepare (as needed) for potential Japan tsunami marine debris arrival to areas around the Pacific. For more information or questions contact Carey Morishige at carey.morishige@noaa.gov or (808)342‐5770. Data are combined and
names are removed to ensure anonymity. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other suggestions for reducing this burden to Carey Morishige, NOAA Marine Debris
Program, 1305 East West Highway, SSMC 4, 10th floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Notwithstanding any other provisions of the law, no person is required to respond to, nor shall any person be subjected to a penalty for failure to comply
with, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act, unless that collection of information displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. OMB Control No.: XXXX. Expires: XXXX.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Record your start and end lat/long and time.
2. Log debris spotted within 60 feet from the vessel and from the bow, out to an arc of 90 degrees only on one side of the vessel (port or starboard).
3. Use a tick mark in the appropriate column for each item observed larger than 2 inches.
Date: Month/Day/Year
Vessel Name:
Observer Name:
Transect line START:
Time (01:00‐24:00 HST): ___________ Heading: ________° Latitude: _______°____.____' N Longitude: _______°____.____' W
Transect line END:
Time (01:00‐24:00 HST): ___________ Heading: ________° Latitude: _______°____.____' N Longitude: _______°____.____' W
Did your heading change between your start and end time?
YES (Note heading changes below)
NO
Heading change #1: Time of change (01:00‐24:00 HST): ___________ Heading: _____________°
Heading change #2: Time of change (01:00‐24:00 HST): ___________ Heading: _____________°
Other Plastic Item
Glass Bottle
Other Glass Item
*Describe
(e.g., lumber or
potential Japan
tsunami debris)
Turtles? (Y or N)
Jellyfish? (Y or N)
Seabirds? (Y or N)
III
0
I
0
I
0
II
0
--
N
N
N
5
10
sunny/
clear
5%
calm
No stops or disruptions;
straight course
File naming:
VesselName_Date_PhotoNumber
Styrofoam
0
Include info on: Any
disruption, stops, changes in
speed, dense patches of
debris, etc.
Did you take any photos?
Jugs/ Buckets
0
Avg sea state
(describe)
Bottles (Beverage)
0
Cloud cover (% of
the overhead sky
covered in clouds)
Bags, Sheeting, Tarp
I
NOTES
Weather (describe)
Plastic Fragment
SPEED / WEATHER / SEA STATE
Avg wind speed
(knots)
Avg boat speed
(knots)
Wildlife
Other
Other Fishing Gear
Glass
Misc. Nets
Plastics
Misc Line
P
Fishing/Boat Gear
Buoys/ Floats
Observations from PORT or
STARBORD side?
Heading change #3: Time of change (01:00‐24:00 HST): ___________ Heading: _____________°
Y - buoy
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | ShipboardSurvey_8-8-11.xls |
Author | Carey.morishige |
File Modified | 2011-10-18 |
File Created | 2011-10-18 |