Every year, hundreds of volunteers come out to help clean the roads, rivers, bays, and beaches of the Mississippi Gulf Coast
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What will you find at the International Coastal Cleanup this year? #TeamICC ow.ly/EsXe30lxRko
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The International Coastal Cleanup is drawing near, and our team is getting ready to take on #MarineDebris and #SuitUpToCleanUp. You too can become an ocean super hero when you join in on the ICC! Learn more: blog.marinedebris.noaa.gov/j…
ALT A woman holds full trash bags up above her head (Photo: NOAA).
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Home is calling. #BeAnOceanHero - Join @OurOcean and #Aquaman on Sept. 15 for the International Coastal Clean-up to help keep our oceans & waterways trash free. Learn more: SuitUpToCleanUp.org
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Experts predict that 99% of seabird species will have ingested plastic by 2050.
We must #BreakFreeFromPlastic. Learn more: bit.ly/2MzcWOD
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Six crows are doing what so many people could, but don't: picking up litter. thedo.do/2nZL1bO
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I found and collected 134 #balloons during my #BeachCleanMarathon and found this heartbreaking scene on #Covehithe beach. #MyPlasticPromise #dontletgo #2minutebeachclean
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This poor burbot we sampled from Parry Sound, Lake Huron had a Rice Krispie wrapper in its stomach. photo by @DLipskie
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"We tried for almost two hours to catch this bird to remove this bag but didn't succeed. The bird can only manage short flights because of the drag and cannot land on water as it will drown so basically it will be a long slow death..." ~> facebook.com/andy.corbe/post… #plasticpollution
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Are there microplastics in the fish, scallops, and other species we eat? What are the impacts to these animals from plastic marine debris? Researchers across the US are working to answer these questions and more! Check out the projects: blog.marinedebris.noaa.gov/u…
ALT Sea scallops in buckets (Photo: NOAA).
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Unchanged for 400 million years, even the 'living fossil' coelacanth isn't immune from our trash. Not the best advertising for @LAYS. #plasticpollution #plasticfree
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#PlasticFreeJuly may be over - but that doesn't mean we should simply go back to single-use plastics! Here are some useful tips to make your whole year plastic free! padi.co/IgAX2B
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This is what fishing gear does to a the neck of a seal. We have to give our marine life safe places to live. At least 30% of UK seas need to be completely protected from exploitative industry. ~> facebook.com/Strandings/post… #overfishing #bycatch #ghostfishing #ghostgear #TheLongSwim
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My heroes are individuals who are doing what they can to influence the people around them to care for the ocean, and the natural world.
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''Our ability to cope with plastic waste is already overwhelmed. Only nine percent of the nine billion tonnes of plastic the world has ever produced has been recycled'' @UNEnvironment We need to #RethinkPlastics to #BeatPlasticPollution
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#TheBestWayTo stop #MarineDebris? Prevent it! You can take simple steps to make less waste and take more action on marine debris. Learn more: blog.marinedebris.noaa.gov/l…
ALT A person unpacks a reusable bag with apples, jars filled with grains, and canned goods (Photo: NOAA).
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Asian plastic is choking the world's oceans asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Co… #plasticpollution
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Want to make sure #TheFutureDoesntSuck? Join us, @BacardiLimited and @LonelyWhale to remove 1 billion single-use #plasticstraws by 2020. Visit thefuturedoesntsuck.org
