Marine Debris: Understanding and Preventing Marine Debris
This concise brochure provides a basic understanding of marine debris, its sources and impacts and offers readers suggestions to help solve this global problem.

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Land-Based Sources of Marine Debris: How People Can Prevent Marine Debris While on Land
Learn how land-based sources contribute to marine debris and discover potential solutions to the problem with this handy brochure.

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Fishing and Marine Debris: How Fishermen Can Prevent Marine Debris
With this brochure, fishermen can learn about the sources of marine debris, its effects on the marine environment and steps they can take to help reduce the amount of debris that enters the oceans and waterways.

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Boating and Marine Debris: How Recreational Boaters and Marina Owners Can Prevent Marine Debris
This brochure educates boaters on the problem of marine debris - its sources, causes and impacts - and how they can become part of the solution.

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Marine Debris Facts
Learn how marine debris has become one of the most pervasive pollution problems facing the world's oceans and waterways and what can be done to solve the problem.

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Land-Based Sources of Marine Debris
Learn how land-based sources contribute to the marine debris problem affecting our oceans and waterways and discover potential solutions to the issue.

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Fishing Facts
This fact sheet offers important information on marine debris, its effects on marine species and habitat, how fishermen may be part of the problem and how they can help reduce the amount of debris that enters oceans and waterways.

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Boating Facts
Boaters will learn what marine debris is, where it comes from, its impacts on the environment and what they can do help stem the tide of debris in our oceans and waterways with this fact sheet.

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Marine Debris Legislation and Policy Fact Sheet
There are several major U.S. federal laws that address marine debris. Review this listing to learn more about existing laws and regulations that were designed to deal with marine debris and other pollution.

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Understanding Marine Debris Poster
Designed to educate people on marine debris, its sources, impacts and ways to prevent it, this poster provides a concise explanation of the debris problem. Poster prints at 11" x 17".

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Land-Based Sources of Marine Debris Poster
This poster offers a succinct explanation of land-based sources of marine debris, its impacts and steps people can take to prevent it. Poster prints at 11" x 17".

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Fishing and Marine Debris Poster
This 11" x 17"poster educates fishermen on how they may contribute to marine debris, its impacts on marine species and what they can do to help prevent this widespread problem.

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Boating and Marine Debris Poster
This poster offers boaters a concise explanation of marine debris, its causes and impacts and steps they can take to help reduce the amount of debris that reaches oceans and waterways. Poster prints at 11" x 17".

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MARPOL Poster
Developed with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard, this 8" x 11" poster illustrates the various waste disposal restrictions that vessels must observe while at sea (under the MARPOL agreement and U.S. federal law).

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MARPOL Placard
This 5" x 8" placard illustrates the various waste disposal restrictions that vessels must observe while at sea (under the MARPOL agreement and U.S. federal law).

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U.S. Boater & Marina Tip Sheet for Preventing Marine Debris
Boaters and marina owners can refer to this handy tip sheet to learn some simple - yet effective - steps they can take to help reduce the amount of marine debris that enters the oceans and waterways.

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Boating and Marine Debris: Boater's Guidebook to Marine Debris and Conservation
This guidebook provides important information to understand aquatic habitats, the effects marine debris has on them and steps boaters can take to help reduce marine debris.

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Reeling in Marine Debris: A Reference Guide to Recycling Monofilament Fishing Line
This handy guide educates fishermen on the dangers discarded monofilament fishing line can pose to marine life, habitats and people and offers information on several line recycling programs throughout the United States.

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Guidebook to Community Beach Cleanups
A step-by-step guide that provides readers with all the information they need to conduct their own beach or waterway cleanup. The guidebook also offers important information for those sites and coordinators participating in Ocean Conservancy's International Coastal Cleanup.

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Turning the Tide on Trash: A Learning Guide on Marine Debris
Originally developed by the Environmental Protection Agency, this set of lesson plans and background information introduces educators, students and researchers to the topic of marine debris. The interdisciplinary education guide is designed to provide maximum flexibility in the classroom: it can be used as a stand-alone teaching tool or to supplement work in other subject areas. Appropriate for Grades 1 through 12.

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Understanding Marine Debris: Games and Activities for Kids of All Ages
An assortment of puzzles, brain-teasers and coloring activities help children understand the problem of marine debris while having fun at the same time. Suitable for all ages.

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