Is there a unique or specific item you found during your survey? Students in Oregon and elsewhere have noticed high concentrations of unusual items, such as yellow rope, plastic shotgun wads, or balloons. Oregon Sea Grant, supported by funding from the NOAA Marine Debris Program, created a set of lesson plans that each focus on one particular item of marine debris and try to learn about the item's story in order to interrupt its path into the environment. Using your MDMAP survey data, you can use or adapt these 5E lessons to identify items of concern in your area. Projects created through the Marine Debris Interruptions lessons can span a number of topic areas, including engineering, behavior change, and public policy.
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