… Hole Oceanographic Institution are conducting fieldwork and laboratory experiments to provide the essential data … grant , are exploring the biofilm community living on microplastics, the availability of microplastics for ingestion by sea scallops, and the effects …
Research Mid-Atlantic, Northeast 05/23/2022 - 10:07… 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 Northeast 04/17/2025 - 14:46… Competition. The competition challenged teens to design and implement a project that reduced or prevented marine … their creative skills with knowledge of ocean science and a passion for ocean conservation. Type of Project: Marine Debris Prevention Grant Region: National Project Dates: September 2016 - August 2018 Who is …
Prevention 04/19/2022 - 15:43… amounts of marine debris that enter the ocean, waterways, and Great Lakes all at once. Natural disasters, such as … poor quality water, and burning debris can also pose health risks. How can I prepare for storms and prevent … could be impacted by hurricanes, make sure to check out the National Hurricane Center for information on hurricane …
Where Does Marine Debris Come From? 08/22/2024 - 11:25… Huge amounts of marine debris enter the ocean and Great Lakes every year, from large abandoned and derelict vessels and fishing gear, to plastic bottles, …
Discover Marine Debris 05/02/2024 - 16:44… Alaska, to support targeted marine debris removal projects and ongoing collection, monitoring, transport, recycling, … in the region. Kotlik (West Alaska) Zender Environmental Health and Research Group ($198,655) will work … work with local high school students to bring regional and national awareness about waste management and marine debris …
Removal Alaska 06/10/2025 - 14:36… fishing net problem in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (monument) is identifying their source. … nets that NOAA pulls off from the monument’s coral reefs and shorelines have few identifying characteristics - they … where debris tends to concentrate due to a combination of oceanic and atmospheric forces. The STCZ is positioned north …
Pacific Islands 11/30/2021 - 16:54… Marine Debris Program to answer impact questions related to microplastics. Do copepods demonstrate selective grazing behavior when presented with microplastics contaminated with selct persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic substances (PBT) chemicals, in addition to their …
Research 10/28/2019 - 12:56… Debris Program has partnered with the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary to monitor marine debris in the … The Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS) and the NOAA Marine Debris Program have partnered to engage … navigation, impacts our economy, and is a risk to human health and safety. Although we continue to learn more and …
Monitoring California 04/17/2025 - 16:31… Scientists from the University of Washington Tacoma, and UW’s Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and … a baseline for the distribution and quantity of marine microplastics in the Gulf of Alaska. Using this baseline, they worked to determine if an increase in marine microplastics occurred following the 2011 Fukushima …
Research Alaska 06/28/2019 - 10:59… The BoatU.S. Foundation and the NOAA Marine Debris Program worked together to remove a derelict vessel and three large commercial nets from Lake Erie and Ocean … coast of Lake Erie, including Maumee Bay State Park, Cedar National Wildlife Refuge, and Ottawa National Wildlife …
Removal Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic 05/05/2023 - 16:26… Ocean Aid 360 and Coastal Conservation Association Florida conducted awareness campaigns and weekend-long marine debris removal competitions, called … Bay estuary. During the removal activities, Ocean Aid 360 and event participants collected data on the species removed …
Removal Florida 04/17/2025 - 15:24… The Hawaiian Islands are located in the North Pacific Gyre and are the most … shores of the largely uninhabited Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (monument). The North Pacific Gyre carries … Sciences Division, PIFSC, Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research. 2021-Present After a pause for the …
Pacific Islands 05/19/2025 - 12:38… debris before it enters Aquatic Preserves in the Big Bend and Nature Coast area of Florida and developing a toolkit for other municipalities to adopt … the NOAA Marine Debris Program, the University of Florida and Florida Sea Grant are strategically enhancing …
Removal Florida 06/10/2025 - 14:38… Activity Book … Created by the NOAA Marine Debris Program and Office of National Marine Sanctuaries , the Ocean Guardian Activity … Book teaches students about the ocean, marine debris, and why it's important through word searches, games, and …
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