Abstract
Vessels abandoned or lost by their owners can get stuck on a shoreline or in a marsh, aimlessly float adrift, or sink in a waterway. As the number of ADVs [abandoned and derelict vessels] increases, efforts to address them similarly intensify. Typically, state government agencies handle most ADVs, and their approaches to ADV control and removal vary widely across jurisdictions. Virginia faces an increasing number of ADVs and can learn from other states to improve its approach. This paper examines the current Virginia ADV program and considers how it can be amended to make it more effective. It then identifies policies from other states’ ADV programs and recommends how some of these policies can be implemented in Virginia to improve its ADV program.
This abstract has been adapted from the author's introduction.
Document Type
Water Quality, Water Quantity, and Marine Debris
Publication Date
Spring 2022
Repository Citation
Cusato, Anthony, "Abandoned and Derelict Vessels in the Commonwealth: How to Improve Virginia's ADV Program" (2022). Virginia Coastal Policy Center. 55.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/vcpclinic/55
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