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Bring a mug for your morning coffee. At even just two drinks a week, you will prevent over 100 disposable cups, lids, and drink sleeves from entering the waste stream over the course of one year. (Photo: NOAA)
It’s a new year with new horizons! We are bringing you some 2018 motivation with five goals for reducing your footprint this year. Try adopting one, and focus on it for a month. After you get the hang of a change in routine, it won’t be hard to meet your waste reduction goals!
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Microplastic debris on a beach (Photo: NOAA).
Microplastics come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and can be made with a range of different chemical ingredients. What do these differences mean for the animals that ingest them? Our partners are working to uncover the effects of a variety of microplastics on freshwater clams.
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The NOAA Marine Debris Program is proud to present our 2017 Accomplishments Report, which highlights some of our major accomplishments over the past year.
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Occurrence and Health Effects of Anthropogenic Debris Ingested by Marine Organisms (Photo: United States Fish and Wildlife Service/ Pete Leary)
An estimated 26 marine mammal species, including toothed whales, manatees, and multiple seal species, as well as all sea turtle species have been confirmed to ingest marine debris. Over one-third of sea bird species ingest plastic. Research to-date has characterized the types, sources and impacts of ingestible debris, yet the overall effects on animals remain poorly understood.
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A student collects data on a piece of marine debris. (Photo Credit: Katharine Owens, University of Hartford)
The From Shore to State House curriculum was the product of a project with the University of Hartford to create an open source, replicable, college-level service learning course to improve knowledge, lead outreach, inform policy, and inspire change on the issue of marine debris. The curriculum guides students to prevent marine debris and develop policy alternatives to discuss with state legislators.
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Students from Irvine, California pose with "Maurice the Marine Debris Whale," an interactive sculpture created to educate the public about marine debris impacts on marine wildlife (Photo: Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs).
Bow Seat Ocean Awareness Programs is launching their second Marine Debris Creative Advocacy Competition! This competition is for U.S. middle or high school students who care about the issue of marine debris and want to make a difference in their community.
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