{"id":32219,"date":"2014-01-03T19:25:28","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T17:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/2014\/01\/03\/cleaning-up-the-a-8-in-san-diego-bay\/"},"modified":"2014-01-03T19:25:28","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T17:25:28","slug":"cleaning-up-the-a-8-in-san-diego-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/nonresearch-en\/2014\/cleaning-up-the-a-8-in-san-diego-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning up the A-8 in San Diego Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com\/2013\/10\/24\/a8-anchorage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com\/2013\/10\/24\/a8-anchorage\/<\/a>\n\nCleaning up the A-8 in San Diego Bay\nOctober 24, 2013 by NOAA Marine Debris Program\n\nBy: Sherry Lippiatt\n\nWe\u2019re all familiar with the saying \u201ceverything but the kitchen sink.\u201d \nWell, at an old vessel anchorage site in the middle of San Diego Bay, \nwhere the Port of San Diego is wrapping up a major marine debris removal \nproject, they\u2019re going to have to get a little bit more creative. Since \n2008, the Port has pulled out of the water everything from entire \nvessels and other boat parts to a bathtub, washing machine, and yes, \neven the proverbial kitchen sink.\n\n From the 1980s until October 2008, A-8 was a free anchorage site in San \nDiego Harbor that accommodated up to 150 vessels (see the map). Over \ntime, the combined forces of inclement weather, improper maintenance, \nand general human neglect led to a number of sunken vessels and the loss \nof other debris. Even so, the Port continues to be surprised by the \nsheer amount and types of debris that they\u2019ve found here.\n\nThrough our Community-based Marine Debris Removal grant program, the \nNOAA Marine Debris Program provided funding for the first two phases of \nthe San Diego Bay project in 2008 and 2010, where nearly 340 metric tons \nof debris were removed from the A-8 site and surrounding shorelines. A \n2011 side scan sonar survey of the area showed that a significant number \nof large debris items remained scattered in a 350 acre area surrounding \nthe old A-8 Anchorage. In 2012, the MDP awarded additional funding for \nthe third and final phase of the project.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com\/2013\/10\/24\/a8-anchorage\/ Cleaning up the A-8 in San Diego Bay October 24, 2013 by NOAA Marine Debris Program By: Sherry Lippiatt We\u2019re all familiar with the saying \u201ceverything but the kitchen sink.\u201d Well, at an old vessel anchorage site in the middle of San Diego Bay, where the Port of San Diego is wrapping up a major marine debris removal project, they\u2019re going to have to get a little bit more creative. Since 2008, the Port has pulled out of the water everything from entire vessels and other boat parts to a bathtub, washing machine, and yes, even the proverbial kitchen sink. From the 1980s until October 2008, A-8 was a free anchorage site in San Diego Harbor that accommodated up to 150 vessels (see the map). Over time, the combined forces of inclement weather, improper maintenance, and general human neglect led to a number of sunken vessels and the loss of other debris. Even so, the Port continues to be surprised by the sheer amount and types of debris that they\u2019ve found here. Through our Community-based Marine Debris Removal grant program, the NOAA Marine Debris Program provided funding for the first two phases of the San Diego Bay project in 2008 and 2010, where nearly 340 metric tons of debris were removed from the A-8 site and surrounding shorelines. A 2011 side scan sonar survey of the area showed that a significant number of large debris items remained scattered in a 350 acre area surrounding the old A-8 Anchorage. 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