NA25NOSX999C0028

APPL_ID: 11270145 GRANT NUMBER: NA25NOSX999C0028-T1-01 TITLE: FORMERLY FEDERAL DERELICT VESSEL REMOVAL ON VULNERABLE AQUATIC LANDS THE AWARD OF $3,528,951 WILL PROVIDE DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO REMOVE 4 LARGE, RUN-DOWN AND ABANDONED BOATS, RANGING FROM 44 TO 110 FEET IN LENGTH, FROM THE COASTAL AND MARINE WATERS OF WASHINGTON STATE AND TIDALLY INFLUENCED AREAS OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER. IT WILL SUPPORT APPROXIMATELY 60 JOBS WITH THE LOCAL MARINE CONTRACTOR COMPANIES CARRYING OUT THE REMOVAL WORK. THE REMOVAL TARGETS ARE FORMER MILITARY VESSELS AND WERE AUCTIONED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. HAVING BEEN ABANDONED, THEY NOW POSE SERIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN HEALTH RISKS TO WASHINGTONS WATERWAYS. THESE REMOVALS WILL IMPROVE COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FISHING OPPORTUNITIES, REMOVE NAVIGATION HAZARDS, AND PROTECT LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE WILL BE IMMEDIATE BENEFITS TO NOAA TRUST RESOURCES INCLUDING KELP AND EELGRASS, SALMON, GROUNDFISH, FORAGE FISH, AND MARINE MAMMALS, WHICH WILL BE SUSTAINED BEYOND THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT. THESE REMOVALS WILL ALSO ADDRESS A SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION, PROVIDING LONG-TERM BENEFITS FOR SEDIMENT AND WATER QUALITY.

Washington State Department Of Natural Resources

TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS TO HELP IDENTIFY, DETERMINE SOURCES OF, ASSESS, REDUCE, AND PREVENT MARINE DEBRIS AND ITS ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND NAVIGATION SAFETY WITHIN THE COASTAL UNITED STATES, TERRITORIES, AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. AWARDS THAT ARE MADE UNDER THIS PROGRAM FROM ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS, THE UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT (USMCA) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, AND THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW (INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT OF 2021) WILL REMOVE MARINE DEBRIS FROM COASTAL HABITATS, INCLUDING THROUGH INTERCEPTION TECHNOLOGIES, EXPLORE NON-REGULATORY INCENTIVES TO REDUCE THE QUANTITY AND IMPACTS OF DERELICT FISHING GEAR, ABANDONED AND DERELICT VESSELS, AND OTHER LARGE DEBRIS, SUPPORT REGIONAL COORDINATION AMONG MARINE DEBRIS PRACTITIONERS, STATES, AND TRIBES, CONDUCT OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES AIMED AT PREVENTING MARINE DEBRIS, DEVELOP INTERAGENCY PLANS TO RESPOND TO SEVERE MARINE DEBRIS EVENTS AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS, ASSESS DEBRIS COMPOSITION, VOLUME, AND TRAJECTORY IN DIFFERENT MARINE AND COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS, CONDUCT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON MARINE DEBRIS IMPACTS AND DISTRIBUTION, AND ESTIMATE THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF MARINE DEBRIS ON COASTAL RESOURCES, HABITATS, AND ECONOMIES.

11.999 - Marine Debris Program

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Olympia, Washington 985012283 United States

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FY25 NOAA Marine Debris Removal under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (NOAA-NOS-ORR-2025-25974)