Marine Debris

20 10, 2021

Help keep marine debris out of our waters 

By |2021-10-14T15:50:11+00:00October 20th, 2021|Blog|0 Comments

Marine debris probably isn’t on your mind in your day-to-day life. If you live anywhere near the coast, maybe it should be. Most of the time, we think of marine debris as being trash left on the beach by tourists or plastic bags pitched in the water by an inconsiderate boater. In reality, the offense can happen miles inland.   Most runoff from streets and parking lots drains into ditches that flow into streams. The streams flow to the rivers and bays and [...]

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14 10, 2020

Why marine debris is scary stuff

By |2020-10-14T18:54:30+00:00October 14th, 2020|Blog|0 Comments

Can you imagine a floating island of trash that covers an area twice the size of Texas? While it isn’t actually an island, the Great Pacific garbage patch is a large system of ocean currents containing marine debris particles in the central north Pacific Ocean. These particles of plastics and floating trash contain an estimated 87,000 metric tons of plastic. Wow!   Here on the Gulf of Mexico we aren’t dealing with a problem as massive as the Pacific. But we do have marine debris [...]

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24 09, 2019

Understanding the Six Degrees of Marine Debris Separation

By |2019-09-22T01:58:37+00:00September 24th, 2019|Blog|0 Comments

We all know that trash ends up in our oceans and waterways. While some of it may be due to beachgoers, boaters and passersby who accidently or purposefully litter, it can also start miles away from the beach. Marine debris is found in every ocean in the world. A world-wide problem may seem difficult to tackle, but with marine debris, even one individual can create a positive effect. Understanding the six degrees of marine debris separation is the first step [...]

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14 09, 2016

Teaching kids about marine debris

By |2016-09-14T14:30:51+00:00September 14th, 2016|Blog|0 Comments

Marine debris: objects that do not occur naturally in oceans, salt marshes, estuaries and beaches. The top debris items include objects you may have seen on the beach, such as •    Cigarette filters •    Food wrappers •    Containers, caps and lids •    Cups, plates and utensils •    Beverage bottles •    Plastic bags •    Glass bottles •    Beverage cans •    Straws/stirrers •    Rope Leave Only Footprints, the new initiative adopted by both Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, seeks to reduce the [...]

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