…debris issues didn’t have the capacity to solve the problems Florence created with displaced wood debris and vessels,” she said. Though the North Carolina Marine Debris Symposium was canceled in 2018 because of Hurricane Florence, the marine debris action plan stakeholders met again in February 2019 for the state Marine…
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Marine Debris Program Inspires Students
…Sheep was the first marine debris art exhibit, she hopes it isn’t the last. Fourth- and fifth-grade teachers in Carteret County are encouraged to participate in the marine debris teacher training workshop June 25-26 at the Duke University Marine Lab, DeMattia said. Learn More Duke’s University Marine Lab Community Science…
Marine Debris Removal Project Underway
Floating dock marine debris is washed up at Masonboro Island Reserve. Photo: Joe Huie More than 70 tons of marine debris have been collected since summer from public shorelines and marshes along the central and southeast coast of the state as part of a large-scale marine debris and abandoned and…
Beaufort Applies For Marine Debris Grant
…this will probably be a multi-year project that can be continued with funding from the town, other sources or re-apply to the NOAA marine debris project again. “I think it will put a big dent in our debris issue but I think we have to follow up with more debris…
Beaufort Backs Marine Debris Effort
…drenched the town Monday, about two dozen ducked into the visitor entryway of Beaufort’s town hall to hear Mayor Rett Newton read aloud a proclamation adopted Monday in support of the 2020 North Carolina Marine Debris Action Plan that was released in January. Related: Group Rolls Out Marine Debris Action…
Marine Debris Effort Adds Focus On Recycling
…Wendy Worley, section chief for the Recycling and Materials Management Section, a part of the state Department of Environmental Quality, said recycling can effectively complement marine debris management. She made the case to attendees of the North Carolina Marine Debris Symposium held last month at Duke University Marine Lab in…
Students can inspire adults to fight marine debris: Study
…million marine animals die every year because of marine debris. A recent peer-reviewed paper by North Carolina State University researchers may offer a way to raise public awareness about the dangers of marine debris and change behavior. The paper, “Youth Can Promote Marine Debris Concern and Policy Support Among Local…
NOAA Marine Debris Art Contest Open Now
…TIFF file. The winning artwork will be featured in the NOAA 2022 Marine Debris Calendar. The NOAA Marine Debris Program holds the annual art contest to reach students and help raise awareness about marine debris. NOAA believes that engaging youth is an important part of addressing the problem of marine…
Cleanup Yields 300 Tons of Marine Debris
…new mariculture growers to eliminate future mariculture industry-related marine debris. “These BMPs are a product of a unique partnership with commercial growers who acknowledge the marine debris risk from the industry and want to keep the environment they rely on clean and healthy,” said Bree Charron, federation coastal specialist in…
Watermen Continue Marine Debris Cleanup
…been contracted by the North Carolina Coastal Federation as part of a Hurricane Florence recovery effort, a large-scale cleanup project underway to remove the marine debris the September 2018 storm hurled across parts of the coast. The first phase of the 2019 Post Hurricane Florence Marine Debris Collection Project, which began…
U.S. Senators Address Marine Debris in Bill
…annually. The act addresses marine debris in three ways: It allows the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to declare severe marine debris events and authorize funds; it reauthorizes NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration’s Marine Debris Program through 2022; and it encourages studies and engagement with foreign countries on marine…
Groups Try New Strategy on Debris Problem
…State of Marine Debris in North Carolina: An Assessment of Prevention and Removal Efforts,” the strategy team has been researching and gathering facts to determine what steps are being taken to tackle marine debris and to build a common goal of a marine debris-free coast. Sara Hallas “Our first objective…