Research

There is still a lot to learn about marine debris and researching the topic can help us to better address the issue.

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Two people stand on a boat holding long poles that will be used to pull a crab trap up out of the water.

Plastics sampled from the Gulf of Mexico.

Chief Scientist, Amy Uhrin, conducting a shoreline marine debris monitoring survey at Seal Rock Beach, Washington.

NOAA MDP's Research Coordinator counting debris on a beach.

Two people looking at a clipboard and GPS tracker on a beach.

SCDNR staff strike a float to test durability.

Santa Barbara Students Gather Data on Marine Debris.

A volunteer records data on a beach in Puerto Rico.

A South Carolina Sea Grant technician takes a GPS point on an ADV.

A researcher takes data notes on a vessel in Dog River.