… 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 …
08/16/2017 - 10:18… Animals have been eating, or ingesting, plastic and other marine debris for a long time. The ingestion of … their food from water or soil, may unintentionally eat microplastics with their food. Animals that are active … marine debris through their system, it can cause serious health problems. Sharp or rough plastic marine debris can …
Why is Marine Debris a Problem? 02/07/2023 - 07:52… “Microplastics” are pieces of plastic that are less than 5mm long. Microplastics can either come from larger pieces of plastic that have broken down over and over again, or they can be manufactured. For example, …
11/18/2019 - 13:45… Trash Travels … Students will draw connections between land-based debris and its travel to the ocean through exploration and understanding of watersheds. Through these activities, …
Curricula Chapter 05/16/2024 - 12:04… debris amid a graphic of a beach scene. Talking Trash and Taking Action was developed as a means to educate the next generation about ocean trash and, most importantly, how we all can prevent it. Created … an educational partnership between Ocean Conservancy and the NOAA Marine Debris Program, this flexible curriculum …
Curricula Chapter 05/16/2024 - 11:58… “Microplastics” are pieces of plastic that are less than 5mm long. Microplastics can come from larger pieces of plastic that have broken down over and over again. Or, microplastics can be manufactured. For …
11/18/2019 - 13:33… Sources of Microplastics … Students extract microplastic beads from personal care products, explore ways microplastics get into the ocean, and learn about a researcher who studies microplastics. This …
Pacific Northwest Curricula Chapter 05/16/2024 - 12:29… of Beaufort, NC, in partnership with the North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve, is improving habitats in Beaufort Harbor and the adjacent waters of the Rachel Carson Reserve, through the removal of illegal and abandoned moorings, derelict vessels, derelict fishing …
Removal Southeast 04/24/2025 - 13:21… The Southwest Wetlands Interpretive Association expanded on previous efforts … (SWIA) worked with staff from the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve and California State … environment, trash has become recognized as a public health and safety concern, as large items can clog channels …
Removal California 04/25/2025 - 14:40… 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 Gulf of America 05/05/2025 - 11:37
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