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 Are you ready for a live TRASH TALK from Baltimore, Maryland? Join Baltimore’s hometown marine science educator and Ocean Today host, Symone Barkley, as she explores the challenges and successes of keeping our rivers, bays and ocean free of marine debris. We will also have updates on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and the latest on microplastics from the NOAA Marine Debris Program.
Air Date: September 2, 2020
Time: 4:00 PM EDT (live)
Length: 60 minutes
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Join the Ocean Today Every Full Moon Watch Party Team as we learn about the science of marine debris and what we can do about it featuring the award-winning TRASH TALK collection.
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Learn about the Pacific Garbage Patch and how ocean currents capture ocean trash.
- Learn about microplastics and the impacts they have on animals and habitats.
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Watch clips from a Hands on Demo designed to help build compassion for animals who accidentally consume or get caught up in marine debris.
- Get inspired to take action in your daily life to help free the seas of marine debris by collecting trash in your community and recording it in the Marine Debris Tracker APP.
- AND...have an opportunity to get your questions answered live by NOAA experts!
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Host: Symone Barkley
Symone Barkley is the Manager of Education Programs at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, MD. Symone has studied algae, blue crabs, sand tiger and sandbar sharks over the years. Even with her exciting research experience, Symone’s passion for educating young people remains at the forefront of her priorities. She is proud to be supporting students and teachers in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland through her work at National Aquarium and across the country with NOAA Ocean Today.
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Christy Kehoe
Christy is the Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator for the NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP). Christy holds a MA in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development from the United Nations mandated University for Peace in Costa Rica, a MA in International Affairs from American University, and a BS in Marketing from the University of Florida. Since 2016, Christy has supported the MDP’s efforts through planning the Sixth International Marine Debris Conference (6IMDC), as a program officer on federal grants, coordinating the Program’s partnership with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, regional action planning, and supports the NOAA National Ocean Service’s zero waste initiatives.
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Dr. Sherry Lippiatt
Dr. Sherry Lippiatt has worked for the NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) for over ten years, currently serving as the MDP's California Regional Coordinator. Sherry leads marine debris action planning efforts for California stakeholders and launched the MDP’s flagship citizen science program, the Marine Debris Monitoring and Assessment Project. She came to NOAA as a Knauss Sea Grant Fellow in 2010 and was honored as a 2016 NOAA National Ocean Service Team Member of the Year. Sherry earned a Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences from the University of California Santa Cruz, and a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
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Kathryn Marie Youngblood
As a Research Engineer at the University of Georgia New Materials Institute and the Citizen Science Director of Marine Debris Tracker, Kathryn has worked with the Jambeck Research Group for over five years studying upstream solutions to ocean plastic pollution. In 2019, she traveled along the Ganges river as a member of National Geographic's Sea to Source expedition, using the Debris Tracker app to study the litter leakage of plastic waste in communities along the river. Every day, educational, non-profit, and scientific organizations and dedicated citizen scientists from all around the world record data on inland and marine debris with the app, resulting in over 2.5 million litter items tracked in our open database.
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