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Marine debris is one of the biggest pollution problems facing the world's oceans and waterways today.
It’s not a floating island of trash, like a garbage dump or a landfill. It’s also not the only patch. They exist all throughout the ocean, and the Pacific Garbage Patch just happens to be the most famous.
In October 2014, a team of 17 NOAA divers sailing aboard NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette returned from a mission to remove marine debris from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii, a World Heritage Site and one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world.
With support from a NOAA Marine Debris Community-based Removal Grant, the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance, expanded local waste management infrastructure by installing mixed-waste and recycling bins at seven locations on th
Marine debris comes from many different sources and enters the ocean in many ways. Intentional littering and dumping are a big cause of marine debris. Sometimes the trash goes directly into the ocean, like when beachgoers don’t pick up after themselves.
With support from a NOAA Marine Debris Community-based Removal Grant, the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance, expanded local waste management infrastructure by installing mixed-waste and recycling bin
Would you want to swim at a beach littered with trash? Of course not. And the animals who live in the ocean don't either - the difference is they don't have a choice.
With support from a NOAA Marine Debris Community-based Removal Grant, the Mariana Islands Nature Alliance, expanded local waste management infrastructure by installing mixed-waste and recycling bin
There are marine debris solutions, and together, we can prevent litter from ending up in the ocean. So what can we do? Well, the ultimate solution is prevention, and we need to keep that as our highest priority.
The 5 most common items found during the International Coastal Cleanup are plastic cigarette butts, food wrappers, plastic beverage bottles, plastic bottle caps, and plastic straws & drink stirrers. Notice anything in common with those things? It's a lot of single-use, disposable plastic.
Don’t you think it’s time we all have an honest trash talk? Ocean Today, in partnership with the NOAA Marine Debris Program, presents TRASH TALK, a 15-minute special feature on marine debris for World Ocean Day.
Did you know that 52 metric tons of marine debris accumulate on uninhabited islands around the world? Marine debris is trash in the ocean that animals may confuse with food or plants. Seals get tangled in old nets and can die, turtles eat plastic bags hoping for a tasty jellyfish and can drown.
Marine debris is the trash that eventually enters the ocean. It includes trash on the beach and trash that you can't see that is floating in the ocean. It is a big problem. The NOAA Marine Debris Program is working to tackle this problem that can harm marine mammals and sea turtles.
What do a tropical island in the Pacific Ocean and the Antarctic have in common? Unfortunately, it's marine debris. Even the most remote locations on Earth are fouled by man-made garbage and cast-outs. And a majority of the debris that's found comes from land-based sources.
El Club Marina es un grupo de estudiantes féminas interesadas en las ciencias ambientales y la conservación de la Escuela Especializada en Ciencias, Matemática y Tecnología (CIMATEC) de Puerto Rico.
El Club Marina es un grupo de estudiantes féminas interesadas en las ciencias ambientales y la conservación de la Escuela Especializada en Ciencias, Matemática y Tecnología (CIMATEC) de Puerto Rico.
El Club Marina es un grupo de estudiantes féminas interesadas en las ciencias ambientales y la conservación de la Escuela Especializada en Ciencias, Matemática y Tecnología (CIMATEC) de Puerto Rico.
El Club Marina es un grupo de estudiantes féminas interesadas en las ciencias ambientales y la conservación de la Escuela Especializada en Ciencias, Matemática y Tecnología (CIMATEC) de Puerto Rico.
El Club Marina es un grupo de estudiantes féminas interesadas en las ciencias ambientales y la conservación de la Escuela Especializada en Ciencias, Matemática y Tecnología (CIMATEC) de Puerto Rico.
