Analysis of Microplastics in Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Mid-Atlantic Water Samples

… The University of Maryland’s Wye Research and Education … What is the project? Unlike many materials that enter the environment and reduce down to organic particles, plastics … These tiny plastic pieces (less than 5mm wide), termed “microplastics,” accumulate within our waters as marine …
Research   Mid-Atlantic   10/18/2022 - 19:45

Assessment of Plastic Marine Debris Export Mechanisms and Risk to Sea Scallop Fisheries of the Mid-Atlantic Bight

… Hole Oceanographic Institution are conducting fieldwork and laboratory experiments to provide the essential data needed to calculate the risk of … grant , are exploring the biofilm community living on microplastics, the availability of microplastics for …
Research   Mid-Atlantic, Northeast   05/23/2022 - 10:07

Using Invasive Mussels as Sentinel Organisms for Monitoring Microplastic Pollution in the Great Lakes: A Case Study

… This collaborative study between the NOAA Mussel Watch Program, Loyola University Chicago, and the NOAA Marine Debris Program, will use invasive … efforts as potential tool that can be used to monitor microplastics in the Great Lakes. Funding for this project …
Research   Great Lakes   01/28/2022 - 17:06

Influence of Environmental Conditions on Contaminants Leaching From, and Sorbing To, Marine Microplastic Debris

… The Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), funded by a … conditions can affect contaminants leaching from, and attaching (sorbing) to, marine microplastic debris. … Dates: September 2013 - August 2016 What is the project? Microplastics (plastic particles less than 5 mm in their …
Research   Mid-Atlantic   01/26/2024 - 14:39

Quantification of Microplastics and Microfibers on U.S. National Park Beaches

… The National Park Service and Clemson University teamed up … beach sediments to assess the abundance and distribution of microplastics and microfibers on U.S. National Park beaches. …
Research   11/27/2024 - 12:41

Plastic

… Plastic items are the most common type of marine debris in our ocean, waterways, and Great Lakes. Plastic is used to create items that are … and break up into smaller and smaller pieces, called microplastics . Because of their small size, these tiny …
What is Marine Debris?   04/10/2025 - 14:15

Preventing Debris and Crab Trap Loss in New Jersey with the WeCrab Project

… Rutgers University and the NOAA Marine Debris Program partnered for the WeCrab … and other debris from entering the local coastal and marine environment. They collaborated with the Jacques Cousteau …
Prevention   Mid-Atlantic   04/17/2025 - 15:45

Spotlight: Microplastics

… Spotlight: Microplastics … A summary of the work of Danielle Lasseigne, a microplastics researcher at the University of the Virgin Islands Marine debris is a pervasive, global problem and one …
Caribbean   Curricula Chapter   07/03/2024 - 10:40

NOAA Marine Debris Capabilities Webinar

… Debris Capabilities Webinar Your browser does not support the video tag. On March 11, 2020 the NOAA Marine Debris … capabilities within NOAA. Six speakers from offices and programs across the NOAA family presented on their … National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science  National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, …
Videos   09/10/2024 - 20:10

A Cross-Border Collaborative: Marine Debris Solutions Across the U.S. and Mexico

… This project was funded through the 2020 United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) … provided the NOAA Marine Debris Program funding to prevent and reduce marine debris in the North American region. … and reduce marine debris, including plastic litter and microplastics, in order to preserve human health and marine …
Prevention   California   04/25/2025 - 14:37

Expanding Nurdle Patrol Monitoring in the Gulf of America

… This project was funded through the 2020 United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) … provided the NOAA Marine Debris Program funding to prevent and reduce marine debris in the North American region. … and reduce marine debris, including plastic litter and microplastics, in order to preserve human health and marine …
Prevention   Gulf of America   04/11/2025 - 16:30

Investigating the Influence of Microplastics (and contaminants) on the Grazing Behavior of Copepods

… Sea Education Assocation, Inc. (SEA) worked with the NOAA Marine Debris Program to answer impact questions related to microplastics. Do copepods demonstrate selective grazing … contaminated with selct persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic substances (PBT) chemicals, in addition to their …
Research   10/28/2019 - 12:56

Sources of Microplastics: Microbeads

… Sources of Microplastics: Microbeads … Students will learn what microplastics are, where they come from, and their effect on the environment. Marine debris is a …
Caribbean   Curricula Chapter   07/03/2024 - 10:43

Understanding the Movement of Marine Debris in the Delaware Bay

… The University of Delaware is investigating how marine debris enters and moves through the Delaware River and Bay and where it … areas that serve as major entry points of debris into the environment, and movement through these environments, this …
Research   Mid-Atlantic   03/22/2024 - 15:50

The Mystery of How Long Until It’s Gone

… Huge amounts of marine debris enter the ocean and Great Lakes every year, from large abandoned … amount of time something takes to break down in the marine environment, the answer isn’t simple.  Marine debris is made …
Discover Marine Debris   05/02/2024 - 16:44