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Update: USDA-EPA Proposal on Land Based Pollution October 2002, Puerto Rico

Update: USDA-EPA Proposal on Land Based Pollution October 2002, Puerto Rico. USDA-EPA Proposal. USDA & EPA co-lead effort to address LBP, using existing tools for pollution control Form a Planning Committee 3. Co-host regional workshops in Pacific &

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Update: USDA-EPA Proposal on Land Based Pollution October 2002, Puerto Rico

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  1. Update: USDA-EPA Proposal on Land Based PollutionOctober 2002, Puerto Rico

  2. USDA-EPA Proposal • USDA & EPA co-lead effort to address • LBP, using existing tools for pollution • control • Form a Planning Committee • 3. Co-host regional workshops in Pacific & • Caribbean/Atlantic Purpose: Coalesce on-going local efforts Support local jurisdictions to develop & implement Local Action Strategies

  3. Pacific Land-based Pollution (LBP) Planning Committee • EPA Region 9 • NRCS Hawaii and Guam • Guam • CNMI • Hawaii • American Samoa

  4. Pacific Regional Workshop on Coral Reefs and Land Based Pollution • June 23-24, 2003 Field trip and Workshop in Honolulu • Held in conjunction with Climate Change Workshop and EPA’s Annual Pacific Islands Environmental Conference • Over 100 attended

  5. Pacific Regional LBP Workshop Larry Yamamoto, USDA Wayne Nastri, EPA Topics Discussed: • Impacts of pollutants on Pacific coral reefs • Understanding and managing pollutant inputs • Local Action Strategies to reduce impacts • Success stories • Funding, common needs, and next steps

  6. Common Needs Identified at Workshop • Enforcement of existing environmental laws • Increase local government capacity • Training local technical staff • Improved monitoring tools for assessing pollutant impacts & trigger levels for regulating sediments • Improve outreach and education to diverse ethnic groups

  7. Field Trip at Kaneohe Bay Visit Labs at Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology Snorkel in patch reefs dominated by non-native macroalgae

  8. Invasive Algae in Kaneohe Bay Kappaphycus spp.

  9. Next Steps for Land Based Pollution • Present LAS’s to Pacific Regional • Subcommittee at CRTF • Support for implementation • Atlantic/Caribbean workshop

  10. Website for Pacific Regional Workshop on Land Based Pollution www.epa.gov/r09/x_pr/islands/conferences.html

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