by Cathrine Macort | Oct 20, 2020 | Marine Debris, PRESS
October 20, 2020 While many research activities across the country have necessarily been restricted during the COVID-19 pandemic, beach debris cleanups are one of the few activities that can be conducted safely, as participants wear masks and gloves and can maintain...
by Cathrine Macort | Oct 16, 2020 | Marine Debris
October 16, 2020Jenna Schwerzmann, Joanna Toole Intern If you have read our previous blog entries for the year, you know our team has been busy with beach cleanups over the past several months! After collecting our trash, we usually do what we call an “inventory,”...
by Cathrine Macort | Oct 15, 2020 | Marine Debris
October 15, 2020Jenna Schwerzmann, Joanna Toole Intern The Marine Debris and Plastics Program has been documenting this year’s debris removals, despite the challenges that the pandemic has created. While some CCS staff worked hard to retrieve tons of lost fishing gear...
by Cathrine Macort | Oct 10, 2020 | Marine Debris
September 30, 2020Amy Green, Marine Debris Intern, Summer 2020 Plastic Free July 2020: wake up, coffee, Facebook post, Instagram story post, then on to the workday. As a Center for Coastal Studies Marine Debris intern, I had the opportunity to share ideas on reducing...
by Cathrine Macort | Oct 10, 2020 | Marine Debris
August 30, 2020Amy Green, Marine Debris Intern, Summer 2020 I still remember the first time I saw the ocean. I was nine years old, and my jaw dropped as I stared out at the endless horizon. Growing up in Minneapolis, lakes surrounded us, but the closest I had come to...
