Ocean Disposal Database

Total Number of Ocean Disposal Projects

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Year Total Federal Permit
1976 110 83 27
1977 99 62 37
1978 88 58 30
1979 86 60 26
1980 80 52 28
1981 83 47 36
1982 102 52 50
1983 95 49 46
1984 103 50 53
1985 106 56 50
1986 97 50 47
1987 93 56 37
1988 75 44 31
1989 85 51 34
1990 88 51 37
1991 85 43 42
1992 69 34 35
1993 64 41 23
1994 63 43 20
1995 69 51 18
1996 47 36 11
1997 66 48 18
1998 65 47 18
1999 79 51 28
2000 72 48 24
2001 75 52 23
2002 84 54 30
2003 75 56 19
2004 66 48 18
2005 69 44 25
2006 63 45 18
2007 61 45 16
2008 55 43 12
2009 63 45 18
2010 54 38 16