…The crew of the Walnut, a 225-foot buoy tender home ported in Honolulu, partnered with NOAA and the U.S. Army’s 7th Engineer Dive Team to remove more than 32 tons of derelict fishing nets and other refuse from the coral reefs in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument…
…On Monday, July 13, the cutter crew will offload the debris in Honolulu Harbor and transfer it to containers on the pier, which will then be picked up by Schnitzer Steel Corporation, which will shred the debris. The trash will then be converted into energy by the Hawaiian Electric Company at its co-generation plant…
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Filed under: Announcements, Environment, Hawaii, Military, State Affairs Tagged: | Coast Guard, Fishing Nets, Hawaii, Papahanaumokuakea
Another interesting article. You’re better than the newspapers, Damon.