… California Sea Grant improved the understanding of urban neighborhood trash sources and provided experiential learning opportunities to middle … educational curriculum while navigating in-person public health restrictions. Through this effort, partners created …
Prevention   California   05/05/2025 - 11:51
… (pronounced Pa-pa-hah-now-mo-koo-ah-keh-ah) Marine National Monument (monument) is a vast, remote, and largely uninhabited region just northwest of the … species. Marine debris is one of the biggest threats to the health of the monument. Removing this threat and preserving …
Pacific Islands   10/22/2024 - 14:19
… waterborne litter that affects Georgia’s Ogeechee and Savannah River watersheds using proven trash interception devices, comprehensive data collection, and community engagement. Type of Project:  Removal Funding … marine debris and its impacts on water, wildlife, and human health. Using robust curriculum, coordinated media, targeted …
Removal   Southeast   01/23/2025 - 18:42
… tiny plastic pieces invisible to the human eye, to large abandoned and derelict vessels. These vessels litter ports, … authorities and a state emergency response or environmental health agency to report the item. If the debris item is a … or environmental health agency, and the U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802 to report the …
What is Marine Debris?   03/04/2025 - 10:50
… Researchers at Keene State College and the University of New Haven used multimedia text … researchers at  Keene State College in New Hampshire and the  University of New Haven in Connecticut used … project and why is it important? Ocean Conservancy’s  International Coastal Cleanup data continues to find cigarette …
Prevention   Northeast   04/17/2025 - 14:48
… 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   02/25/2025 - 13:26
… NOAA Marine Debris Monitoring and Assessment Project (MDMAP) data are used to document, understand, and communicate about marine debris on our shorelines. … Drivers of Stranded Marine Debris on Beaches Within Two US National Marine Sanctuaries Using Citizen Science Data . Amy …
Monitoring   01/15/2025 - 12:08
… of our 2021 North America Marine Debris Prevention and Removal awards, totaling nearly $4.1 million of funding … prevent and reduce marine debris in order to preserve human health and marine and coastal ecosystems, prevent the loss … Maine Council (Gulf of Maine, $367,839) will create an international collaborative approach to reduce and prevent the …
Funding Opportunities   01/28/2022 - 11:30
… The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is leading groups of trained and experienced … team is also collecting field samples of biofilm and microplastics for laboratory analysis. To raise awareness of … is also partnering with six schools in the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries’ Ocean Guardian School Program …
Removal   Alaska   04/15/2025 - 10:32
… to launch a public awareness campaign to inform, educate, and involve the public in marine debris awareness and policy focused on tobacco-free beaches in Maui, Hawaii. … debris types in Hawaii during the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup. In April 2014, Maui County passed …
Prevention   Pacific Islands   04/17/2025 - 15:36
… created Making a Marine Debris “MAP”: A Guide to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Monitoring …
02/07/2025 - 10:46
… Marine debris can be quite large and difficult to see in the ocean, especially if it's … waterways, as well as cause collisions that threaten human health and safety . In order to reduce the impacts from … or environmental health agency, and the U.S. Coast Guard National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802 to report the …
Why is Marine Debris a Problem?   02/07/2023 - 07:50
… awarded funding under our NOAA Marine Debris Removal and Interception Technologies grant awards for Fiscal Year … commitment to make tangible, beneficial impacts to coastal and marine habitats and communities across the nation.  … debris. Learn more about this project. Ocean Conservancy (National, $5,218,000) will administer a national competitive …
Funding Opportunities   03/03/2025 - 12:42
… debris prevention efforts in the United States, Mexico, and the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada border areas. The projects awarded under … prevent and reduce marine debris in order to preserve human health and marine and coastal ecosystems, prevent the loss …
Funding Opportunities   03/03/2025 - 10:23
… Marine Debris Program. We are in NOAA”s Office of Response and Restoration and our mission is to investigate and … is Kirsten Gilardi, I am the co-director of the Wildlife Health Center at the UC Davis School of Medicine in CA and … concerned. (next slide) We first received funding from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) through their …
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