Northwest Straits Initiative Puget Sound Derelict Net Removal

… Straits Initiative, supported by NOAA, state agencies, and many others, has removed lost and abandoned fishing nets from the inland ocean waters of Puget …
Removal   Pacific Northwest   03/11/2025 - 15:45

Hawai'i Nets to Energy Program

… Due to oceanic currents and winds in the North Pacific, marine debris of all types accumulates in and around Hawai‘i. Much of the debris is made up of fishing …
Prevention   Pacific Islands   03/21/2025 - 12:03

Derelict Fishing Gear Prevention and Removal Best Practices

… The NOAA Marine Debris Program and the National Sea Grant Law Center at the University of … of innovative methods for addressing derelict fishing gear and to identify opportunities to prevent gear loss due to …
Prevention   03/21/2022 - 09:04

Using Unmanned Aerial Systems to Inform Marine Debris Removal Strategies and Monitor Habitat Recovery in the Rachel Carson Reserve

… The North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve partnered with the NOAA Marine Debris Program and researchers from Duke University which used unmanned aerial systems (UAS) to map and identify marine debris within the Rachel Carson Reserve, …
Removal   Southeast   04/24/2025 - 13:37

Proceedings of the International Research Workshop on Microplastic Marine Debris

… Proceedings of the International Research Workshop on Microplastic Marine Debris … … International Research Workshop on the Occurrence, Effects and Fate of Microplastic Marine Debris held September 9-11, … to move the science of understanding the impacts of microplastics on the marine environment forward. Citation: …
Microplastics   03/20/2024 - 12:40

South Carolina

… South Carolina South Carolina’s abandoned vessel program is a multi-pronged effort involving local governments and state agencies including the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Office of Ocean and …
Abandoned and Derelict Vessels Info Hub   Southeast   03/19/2024 - 17:32

Removing Marine Debris and Promoting Stewardship in the Oakland Estuary

… The City of Oakland will work with community partners to remove abandoned and derelict vessels and promote prevention efforts in the …
Removal   California   06/10/2025 - 14:18

Microplastic Investigation

… into a tub of water that is designed to mimic seawater and students take samples to assess the amount, size, and type of the particulates. Students relate this activity … of potential impact of plastic micro-debris to the health of marine ecosystems. An Educator's Guide to Marine …
Curricula Chapter   05/02/2024 - 14:22

Protecting the Vaquita Porpoise in Mexico Through Fishing Net Removal

… 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 and coastal ecosystems, prevent the loss …
Removal   04/11/2025 - 16:25

Raising Awareness of Tourism Debris in Quintana Roo, Mexico

… 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 and coastal ecosystems, prevent the loss …
Prevention   04/11/2025 - 16:24

Mitigating Microplastics

… Mitigating Microplastics … Students use a graphic organizer to review existing solutions to microplastic marine debris, and brainstorm feasible, actionable solutions to microplastics. They discuss challenges to implementing …
Pacific Northwest   Curricula Chapter   05/16/2024 - 12:39

Is MDMAP Right for Your Students?

… Marine debris is a widespread pollution problem in the ocean and waterways. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris …
08/15/2024 - 14:13

Ocean's Deadliest Catch

… on their school grounds,“x” number of miles from the ocean and compare the quantity of plastic in the sample with a … it empties into the ocean. in addition, students will build and deploy marine drifters at a place along the river and retreive them at the mouth of the river, to determine …
Pacific Northwest   Curricula Chapter   05/16/2024 - 12:28

Cultivating Santa Barbara Channel Stewards

… Staff and students from California State University Channel Islands teamed up with the NOAA Marine Debris Program … University Channel Islands (CSUCI) and the Channel Islands National Park conducted marine debris removal and shoreline …
Removal   California   04/24/2025 - 13:41

Marine Debris Prevention through Science Literacy

… fifth grade students in Manatee County, Florida in a hands-on educational program that increased knowledge and fostered behavior change to prevent marine debris. Type … and watersheds. Both areas are classified as estuaries of national significance under the EPA’s National Estuary …
Prevention   Florida   04/17/2025 - 15:44