http://marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com/2013/10/23/rozaliaproject/

All Aboard The Rozalia Project!
October 23, 2013 by NOAA Marine Debris Program

By: Dianna Parker

On a hot, sunny Saturday afternoon in September, Hector the Collector 
swims to the bottom of Hampton River in Virginia and looks for trash. 
Visibility is terrible because of the sediment and plankton kicking up, 
but he knows it’s down there, as it was in every other harbor he’s 
searched. Giving up, he heads back to the dock, but awestruck kids will 
still crowd around him later to learn about his trash dives.

Hector the Collector is yellow, weighs about 15 pounds, and has a 
gripper claw, a camera, and headlights. He’s a remotely operated 
vehicle, made by VideoRay, that’s a centerpiece of the Rozalia Project’s 
marine debris education and outreach initiative, in partnership with the 
NOAA Marine Debris Program (NOAA MPD).

“Rozalia Project is thrilled to be working with the NOAA MDP to combine 
resources to both cleanup and inspire people, of all ages, to be part of 
the solution to marine debris. We appreciate that NOAA’s Marine Debris 
Program shares our optimism that every efforts counts and that we all 
can make a difference!”

The Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean has been around for four years 
under the leadership of Rachael Miller, an enthusiastic educator, 
scientist, and sailor. Its mission is to find and remove marine debris, 
from the surface to the sea floor, through action, technology, outreach 
and research. Pick it up, don’t point at it, is the motto, and the 
Rozalia staff has gotten amazing results through those cleanups.