Sea Education Association is working to reduce the use of single-use plastic items by engaging students in lessons on marine debris, social science research, and the creation of a local campaign to educate the community and promote behavior change.

Hudson River Community Sailing is educating and empowering New York City high school students in their Sail Academy afterschool program to become stewards of the Hudson Estuary through marine debris collection, prevention, and outreach.

The University of the Virgin Islands is working to reduce land-based sources of marine debris in the U.S. Virgin Islands through a targeted ridge-to-reef and watershed educational and outreach program.

One Cool Earth is partnering with 17 schools in Paso Robles and Atascadero, California, to implement school litter and waste reduction programs.

The School District of the City of Erie is leading a district-wide education and outreach effort with students, teachers, and the community to reduce land-based marine debris by combining curriculum with stewardship.

Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs is implementing a new Marine Debris Creative Advocacy Competition which challenges teens to design and implement a project that reduces or prevents marine debris.

Trash Free Maryland is launching a multi-year social marketing campaign to reduce land-based litter in Baltimore City.

Pacific Whale Foundation is launching a public awareness campaign to inform, educate, and involve the public in marine debris awareness and policy focused on tobacco-free beaches in Maui, Hawaii.

Ship Island Excursions is working to provide marine debris education and outreach to coastal Mississippi students as well as passengers on the Ship Island ferry.

Sea Turtle, Inc. is raising awareness of the effects of marine debris on endangered sea turtles in the lower Laguna Madre and Gulf of Mexico by creating permanent, bilingual marine debris education displays and engaging the community in cleanups.

The National Sea Grant Law Center at the University of Mississippi is working to assess the transferability of innovative methods for addressing derelict fishing gear and to identify opportunities to prevent gear loss due to vessel interactions.

The BoatU.S. Foundation is preventing derelict fishing gear by educating recreational boaters about strategies to reduce vessel interactions with active fishing gear.

Through the Fishing for Energy program, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is using side-scan sonar to address challenges associated with identifying derelict lobster pots.

Through the Fishing for Energy program, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries is working to develop a series of videos to educate recreational pot fishers about practices that can help prevent gear loss.

The Gulf of Maine Lobster Foundation is working to implement a multifaceted STEM education program focusing on ocean literacy and marine debris in the Gulf of Maine.

The University of Hartford is working to develop an open source, replicable, college-level service learning course to improve knowledge, lead outreach, inform policy, and inspire change on the issue of marine debris.

The Northwest Straits Foundation is working to prevent derelict fishing gear in the Puget Sound through education and outreach to tribal, commercial, and recreational fishermen and crabbers.

The Mālama Learning Center is tackling marine debris through community outreach in Leeward (West) Oahu.

EarthTeam is educating and training high school students to lead “Zero Litter Campaigns” in their schools and communities, aimed to prevent land-based litter from becoming marine debris.

Clean Water Fund is educating the take-out food industry and its customers about the marine debris prevention benefits and cost savings associated with reducing food and beverage packaging.

The University of North Carolina Wilmington is educating elementary and middle school students about marine debris through hands-on lessons in an inflatable whale classroom.

Florida Sea Grant is creating a network of citizen scientists across Florida to study microplastics and lead education and outreach events.

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, the NOAA Marine Debris Program, and the Fishing for Energy partners are teaming up to prevent derelict crab trap generation due to recreational boat strikes.

Nature’s Academy is engaging fifth grade students in Manatee County, Florida in a hands-on educational program that increases knowledge and fosters behavior change to prevent marine debris.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is starting an innovative education and outreach program to prevent marine debris from entering the South Texas coastal zone and the Gulf of Mexico.

The City of Cleveland and the NOAA Marine Debris Program are identifying barriers to the reduction and proper disposal of plastic grocery bags, water bottles, and cigar tips— three common types of marine debris found on Cleveland area beaches.

Rutgers University and the NOAA Marine Debris Program are partnering for the WeCrab project to educate and train recreational crabbers, teachers, students, and coastal users to prevent derelict fishing gear and other debris in New Jersey.

The National Aquarium partnered with the NOAA Marine Debris Program to create a network of community leaders to initiate and lead marine debris prevention efforts and clean up debris near Baltimore.

University of Wisconsin Sea Grant is educating fishers about ghost nets in Lake Superior.

The Washed Ashore Project is partnering with NOAA Marine Debris Program to bring new art and science curriculum to students and teachers.

The Salem Sound Coastwatch partnered with the NOAA Marine Debris Program to focus on urban neighborhoods in Salem, Massachusetts to raise awareness and change local trash disposal behaviors.

Alice Ferguson Foundation is educating teenage litterers in the Potomac River watershed.

Feiro Marine Life Center is educating students and residents from Washington’s Olympic Peninsula about marine debris impacts.

Virginia DEQ is using social marketing to mitigate the impacts of balloon marine debris.

Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund is engaging the keiki (children) of Hawai‘i to learn about marine debris impacts and forge creative solutions.

Protectores de Cuencas launched Think Before You Drop It, a social marketing campaign to reduce litter on beaches in Puerto Rico.

University of South Florida engages local youth and tourists by targeting shoreline and beach litter in Florida.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the NOAA Marine Debris Program partner to use data to inform fishing choices.