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Join us at the International Coastal Cleanup (Photo: NOAA).
The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is coming up on Saturday, September 21st! This global event, hosted by the Ocean Conservancy in partnership with NOAA’s Marine Debris Program, is an opportunity for us to take on marine debris before it can further impact our environment. Every year during the ICC, volunteers gather around the world to tackle one of the most widespread pollution problems facing our ocean and Great Lakes: marine debris. You can find an event near you on the Ocean Conservancy’s interactive map.
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Check out our newly awarded projects (Photo: NOAA).
Following a highly competitive review process, the NOAA Marine Debris Program is pleased to announce the 14 recipients of our 2019 removal and research grant awards. These are community-based projects that improve ecological resources through the removal of marine debris, as well as hypothesis-driven research projects that improve our understanding of the ecological risks associated with marine debris and the fate and transport of debris in nearshore, coastal environments.
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Download the 2020 Marine Debris Calendar on our website now! (Cover art by contest winner Jennie C., Grade 8, Massachusetts).
The NOAA Marine Debris Program is excited to announce that our 2020 Marine Debris Calendar is now available for download! This year’s calendar features artwork from thirteen students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade, all winners of the “Keep the Sea Free of Debris” art contest.
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Skip the single-use items and reach for reusable alternatives (Photo: NOAA).
As the summer closes and students head back to school, take a moment to consider your lunch choices, including the items you pack in your lunches or purchase in a cafeteria. With just a few simple changes, you can prevent your lunch waste from becoming marine debris.
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A researcher holds up balloon debris and entangled baby albatross on Kure Atoll, part of the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (Photo: Andy Sullivan-Haskins/Hawaii Department of Lands and Natural Resources).
Balloons are often used during special occasions as decorations and gifts, and are sometimes intentionally released into the air. Unfortunately, once they go up, they must also come down. Balloons that are released into the air don’t just go away, they make their way back down, or rise until they pop and fall back to Earth where they can create a lot of problems.
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