Ghost Gear Prevention in the Seafood Industry
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear—also known as ghost gear—is the deadliest form of plastic in our ocean impacting marine life and fish stock levels. However, through the Global Ghost Gear Initiative, we are inve...
Ghost Gear Prevention in the Seafood Industry
At the beginning of each year, I often find myself looking to make improvements in my life, whether that be in my surroundings, my relationships or my mindset. My energy levels are at an all-time high and inspiration is...
3 Simple Ways to Remove Plastics From Your Home
Before we completely turn the page on 2020, let’s take a moment to savor a notable victory we achieved in the fight against marine debris and the proliferation of plastic pollution. In the waning days of this turbulent y...
Celebrating the Passage of the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act
By now, we are sadly familiar with the trash we see on beaches and in our ocean. Photos of sea creatures living among plastic bottles or plastic bags littering once pristine beaches abound in the news and in our social m...
Microplastics Are Found at the Earth’s Deepest Trough and Highest Peak
This article is reposted from the Clean Currents Coalition and features writing from Ho The Trung. Trung is the Junior Officer of Environment and Climate Change Program at the Centre for Marinelife Conservation and Commu...
Cleaning the Arteries of Vietnam
As for many ocean advocates around the world, Sir David Attenborough is one of my childhood heroes and a continued source of inspiration for my work. In the most recent Blue Planet documentary, A Life on Our Planet, his...
If We Care for Our Ocean, Our Ocean Will Care for Us
This blog was written by Arielle Earn and Kennedy Bucci. Arielle is an undergraduate student double majoring in Biodiversity & Conservation Biology and Political Science. Previously, she worked as an intern for the C...
The Great Lakes Have a Great Big Plastics Problem
The holidays look different this year, but at least one thing has remained the same: the arrival of the ubiquitous “ugly holiday sweater.” There’s nothing that cheers up a Zoom holiday party than watching your friends, c...
Tis the SEAson for Ugly Sweaters
The following guest blog was authored by the Jambeck Research Group at the University of Georgia, including Dr. Jenna Jambeck (Lead, Center for Circular Materials Management in the New Materials Institute), Amy Brooks (N...
Working With Miami to Improve the Circular Economy
Ocean plastic pollution is a big issue. Each day more than a dump truck full of plastic waste enters our ocean, and more than 24 million metric tons of plastic pollution enters our rivers, lakes and ocean each year. Howe...