2012 Marine Debris Calendar |
Contest Rules and Instructions | 2010 contest
The NOAA Marine Debris Program is proud to again host the annual Keep the Sea Free of Debris Art Contest. We would like to know how marine debris impacts you and what you are doing about it. The winning artwork will be showcased in a NOAA Marine Debris Program calendar that will help in raising awareness about the global problem of marine debris.
Contest opens on September 16, 2011 and closes October 21.
For details on how to enter this year's contest, visit our Rules and Instructions page.
Download the contest flyer (
448kb).
If you have any questions, please contact Dianna Parker.
2012 MARINE DEBRIS CALENDAR
To all 400+ participants in the 2011 art contest -- a HUGE thank you! It was indeed a tough task for our 17 judges to choose the top 6 from each grade range (K-4 and 5-8) and then an overall winner—they were all so great!
Download a copy of the 2012 calendar here ( 11.3mb).
2011 Art Contest Winners
Here is a preview of the 2012 Marine Debris Calendar + all of our 2011 Art Contest Winners.
Overall winner (and 2012 calendar cover art):
Leilani H. (8th grade, Hawai'i)
"[Marine debris] impacts me because it makes the ocean look ugly and dirty. With the trash in the water it can hurt the reef and the animals with it. Every time I see trash in the ocean I pick it up and throw it away. I also get my friends and family to help pick up the trash and make sure our beaches are clean. If people help clean our oceans we will have cleaner beaches."
Winners (2012 calendar monthly art)
Kindergarten - 4th grade (in no particular order)
1. Carlotta C. (Kindergarten, Guam)
2. Gerald James G. (Kindergarten, Hawaii)
3. Krish K. (2nd grade, California)
4. Gabriel S. (2nd grade, Washington)
5. Riley O. (4th grade, Maryland)
6. Elaine Y. (4th grade, Maryland)
5th - 8th grade (in no particular order)
7. Tayler W. (5th grade, Florida)
8. Shannon T. (6th grade, Florida)
9. Emily B. (7th grade, Maryland)
10. Madison J. (7th grade, Hawaii)
11. Kylah R. (7th grade, Hawaii)
12. Ellie N. (8th grade, California)
