Submit Feedback on US Abandoned, Derelict Vessels Database
In an effort to clean up U.S. coasts and Great Lakes and rid shores of abandoned and derelict vessels (ADVs), the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water is creating a new national ADV database in partnership with NOAA to track these environmental and navigation hazards to facilitate removal.
The foundation is asking the public to comment on a short feedback form to help determine and prioritize the type of information that needs to be included in the ADV database. The foundation also hopes to learn how data are currently collected and seeks new ideas for how data may be better utilized, including how to promote the database and make it more widely accessible to communities, organizations, and governments.
Feedback will be accepted through December 17, 2024. All feedback is anonymous.
The ADV database is part of a four-year, $10 million grant from the NOAA Marine Debris Program, with funding provided by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant funding is also fueling a national competitive grant program for the removal of ADVs, as well as hosting a national conference about boating-related debris disposal.