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Learn more about marine debris and what is being done to deal with the major mess

Bunch of netting and bouys on the beach

As I wrote in May, “The problem of abandoned fishing gear is not new. Environmentalists, researchers, and others have done research on and recovery of such fishing gear going back decades. There have been professional interventions and citizen scientist ones. . .”

If you want to learn more about marine debris and removing it, read the blog post linked above, watch the videos that follow, and take an hour with NOAA for From Gear to Ghost: Reeling in the Problem Tuesday, October 8, 4:00 - 5:00 pm online.

In the hour-long session, Raimundo Espinoza, Executive Director of Conservacin ConCiencia; Neill Holland, President of Ocean Aid 360; and James Morioka, Executive Director of Papahnaumokukea Marine Debris Project, the speakers will talk about preventing and dealing with detritus in island and tropical communities. While the NNK is neither, there is surely something to learn from the speakers.






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