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Winning artwork by Jennie C. Grade 8, Massachusetts.
We are excited to announce the winners of the annual NOAA Marine Debris Program Art Contest! We received hundreds of impressive entries from around the country, and although we wish we could showcase them all, we are pleased to share this year’s winners with you.
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Volunteers from the Surfrider Foundation’s San Francisco Chapter installing a buttcan and showing off the day’s booty (Photo: Surfrider San Francisco).
Smoking may be on the decline, but in San Francisco cigarette butts are still a common site on streets and beaches. That’s why our partners at Surfrider San Francisco are asking smokers to "Hold Onto Your Butt" and bringing awareness to the environmental impact of the cigarette flick.
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Derelict crab pot removal (Photo: Makah Tribe).
Winter storms are fierce and powerful along the coast of the Pacific Northwest, capable of moving fishing gear far from where it was deployed. The Makah Tribe is well aware of the impacts of lost fishing gear, and has mobilized to address it in the Makah Tribe’s Usual and Accustomed Fishing Area and the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.
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Whenever possible, use a reusable bag and your own containers when you shop (Photo: NOAA).
Earth Day has come and gone, but that doesn't mean good habits have to go away too! You can keep up the momentum, reduce your waste footprint, and do good for our planet, no matter where you are.
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Trash accumulated behind a trash boom in the Goat Canyon Sediment Basin after a storm in late 2016 (Photo: Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve).
California is not only home to beaches, super blooms, and stars, but is also home to 12% of the population of the United States, and the fifth largest economy in the world. With such concentrated human and economic activity, marine debris can be a serious problem. However, our partners are leading the way on waste reduction and marine debris prevention efforts in California.
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Derelict crab pots removed from the Puget Sound (Photo: Northwest Straits Foundation).
To visitors of the Pacific Northwest, beaches along the Pacific Ocean and the Puget Sound seem stunningly beautiful and often pristine. A closer look reveals that these beaches, like beaches the world over, are impacted by marine debris that harms the ecosystem, creates navigational hazards, and negatively affects the economy.
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