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Attention ocean scientists: Rozalia Project Fellowships onboard American Promise!

guenther — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:52:45 +0000

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Attention ocean scientists: Rozalia Project Fellowships onboard American
Promise!

Rozalia Project Fellowships onboard American Promise operating from
Downeast Maine to the Chesapeake Bay

Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean invites scientists, researchers and
ocean advocates on the subjects of marine debris, ocean pollution,
climate change and more to join us for expeditions in the North Atlantic
May-August, 2014.

Rozalia Project conducts its science expeditions from the 60' sailing
research vessel American Promise, crewed by licensed mariners, Rozalia
Project staff and interns. She is capable of crossing oceans, with a
maximum crew of 9 people.

This Fellowship/guest scientist program is designed to share resources,
give scientists extremely low cost opportunities to conduct research,
access to underwater technology and expertise, and give Rozalia Project
interns exposure to high level research scientists and their methods
while we all work toward a clean and healthy ocean.

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Oregon Teachers Learn About Marine Debris

guenther — Sat, 15 Mar 2014 15:40:57 +0000

http://marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com/2014/02/18/oregon-teachers-learn-about-marine-debris/

Oregon Teachers Learn About Marine Debris
February 18, 2014 by NOAA Marine Debris Program

By: Nir Barnea

Education is at the core of marine debris prevention. It changes hearts
and informs minds, encouraging people to make smart choices. And what
better place to start than schools?

On February 1, teachers gathered at a productive one-day training on
marine debris, led by Oregon Sea Grant, at the Hatfield Science Center
in Newport, Oregon. Presentations covered marine debris as a local and
global problem, marine debris transport and modeling, marine debris as a
vector for invasive species, and the impact of marine debris on wildlife.

The training was part of a partnership project to engage 4th-12th grade
students in marine debris efforts through a comprehensive Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Social Studies
(STEAMSS)-based marine debris curriculum. The teachers involved will
take that curriculum back to their students and engage them in
project-based learning and citizen science projects.

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Help Needed: Have You Seen This Transponder?

guenther — Sun, 09 Mar 2014 21:12:04 +0000

http://marinedebrisblog.wordpress.com/2014/01/03/transponder/

Help Needed: Have You Seen This Transponder?
January 3, 2014 by NOAA Marine Debris Program

By: Nir Barnea and Asma Mahdi

Attention marine debris cleanup crews, beachcombers, beach visitors, and 
park recreation staff! Your help is needed to find transponders, 
released by the Tattori University of Environmental Studies (TUES) in 
Japan, and report such finding with a picture and its location.

As part of an on-going study* to research the movement of marine debris 
in the North Pacific, researchers at TUES released transponders, shaped 
like 2-liter orange soda bottles with an antenna, from northern Japan 
during four phases in June and October 2011, January 2012 and January 
2013. This study is particularly relevant to the movement of the debris 
washed out to sea by the powerful tsunami that struck Japan on, March 
11, 2011.

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