ACTION PLANS

The Action Plan establishes a framework to ensure participants can collaborate on common goals focused on cleaning and protecting the coasts and waters of Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts from the negative impacts of marine debris. This Action Plan encompasses work that will be conducted over the next five years (2024 - 2029). The Action Plan is composed of five goals: Prevention and Removal, Research and Monitoring, Coordination, Collection and Disposition, and Policy and Management. These goals, developed through a series of virtual workshops and participant feedback throughout 2023, represent the community’s marine debris priorities.

The Gulf of Maine Marine Debris Action Plan was created by a voluntary, collaborative effort of 30 organizations from the United States and Canada to address marine debris through coordinated actions over five years (2019 - 2024). The plan was re-evaluated and updated in 2022.

The 2022 Long Island Sound Marine Debris Action Plan is a comprehensive framework of strategic actions to mitigate the impacts of marine debris on Long Island Sound, its coasts, watersheds, people, and wildlife. A bi-state marine debris planning team, led by the Connecticut(link is external) and New York(link is external) Sea Grant programs under the guidance of the NOAA Marine Debris Program, co-developed the plan over a 24-month period in collaboration with numerous stakeholders. This Action Plan encompasses work that will be undertaken over the next five years (2022-2027).