App: Ocean Plastic Global Map
OpenOceans Global has launched its online application to enable citizen scientists to map coastlines around the world that are pervasively fouled by plastic.
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Seabin ‘Trash Skimmer’ to Launch in LA
Clean tech startup Seabin has launched a GoFundMe campaign through June 8, World Oceans Day, to finance its debut at Marina Del Rey in Los Angeles.
Read moreTrawl to Trash: How Shrimpers Can Make Money Offseason
Georgia Sea Grant’s Trawl to Trash program allows shrimpers to receive additional income during the offseason while building local awareness and support for marine debris cleanup efforts.
Read moreWinners Chosen for $525,000 Conservation X Labs Prize to End Microplastic Pollution
Five trailblazing innovations have won a total of $525,000 as a part of Conservation X Labs’ Microfiber Innovation Challenge for their ability to reduce or prevent microfiber pollution.
Read moreApply: Funding for UK Water Bottle Refill Stations
The Sea-Changers Coastal Fountain Fund supports groups and organizations around the U.K. that wish to install water bottle refill stations on beaches or other coastal locations. The program aims to tackle the increasing problem of plastic bottles left behind along the coasts as marine litter, damaging the marine environment and the species that call it home.
Read moreSeaClear Project Develops Robots to Pick Up Litter Underwater
As part of a European cooperative project, a team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is developing a robotic system that uses machine learning methods to locate and collect waste underwater. The seas and oceans currently contain somewhere between 26 million and 66 million tonnes of plastic waste, most of which is lying on the seafloor. This represents an enormous threat to marine plants and animals and to the ecological balance of the seas.
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