Learn About Marine Debris

Learn About Marine Debris For Students

  • What is marine debris? Where does it come from? How does it affect our ocean and waterways? Find the answers to these and all your marine debris questions here.

    Trash in the Deep

    A food container, seen resting at 4,947 meters on the slopes of a canyon leading to the Sirena Deep.
    During a dive along the Mariana Trench wall, the NOAA Okeanos Explorer team saw multiple pieces of marine debris.

    Activities

    Fish illustration.
    Download an assortment of puzzles, brain-teasers, and coloring activities for Grades 1-12. All activities are available for download and print!

    Prince George’s County Clean and Beautiful Activity Books

    Cover of Prince George’s County Clean and Beautiful activity book.
    Kids of all ages can learn about marine debris with these colorful, character-focused activity books from Prince George’s County, Maryland.

    Garbage Patches

    Oversimplified graphic of "garbage patches" in the North Pacific Ocean.
    What and where are garbage patches, anyway? Find out more about this important marine debris topic.

    Regional Emmy® Award-Winning TRASH TALK

    Trash Talk.
    View our Regional Emmy® Award-winning TRASH TALK video series. Each short video covers a marine debris topic. Here you’ll also find a TRASH TALK Webinar for Educators featuring fun and informative activities to pair with the videos for all age levels.
Last updated Wed, 02/21/2024 - 04:12 pm EST