Additional Resources

Here is a list of resources that contain additional information on marine debris topics covered in this course, as well as resources on how you can help. Any link that you click on will open in a separate tab.

UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant Marine Debris page: https://gacoast.uga.edu/marine-debris/

UGA Marine Extension and Georgia Sea Grant Event Calendar: https://gacoast.uga.edu/events/list/?tribe-bar-date=2023-03-01

UGA Marine Extension Trawl to Trash Program: https://gacoast.uga.edu/trawl-2-trash/

“Microplastic pollution: how bad is it and what can we do to solve it?”, article by UGA scientists Jay Brandes and Dodie Sanders: https://futurumcareers.com/microplastic-pollution-how-bad-is-it-and-what-can-we-do-to-solve-it

“Helping the Public Understand the Microplastics Issue: Integrating Citizen Science Techniques and Hands-On Education Experiences with Ongoing Microplastics Research”, article by UGA scientists Dodie Sanders and Jay Brandes: https://www.current-journal.com/articles/10.5334/cjme.53/

TEDx Talk given by UGA-Skidaway Institute of Oceanography professor Jay Brandes, “Microplastics: A local problem with a local solution”: https://youtu.be/fm5o_A5pEV0

Marine Debris Tracker App Information: https://debristracker.org/

NOAA Marine Debris Program: https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/

NOAA Marine Debris Program “Why is Marine Debris a Problem?”: https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/discover-marine-debris/why-marine-debris-problem

NOAA Marine Debris Program “Where Does Marine Debris Come From?”: https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/discover-marine-debris/where-does-marine-debris-come

NOAA Marine Debris Program “Abandoned and Derelict Vessels Info Hub”: https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/resources/abandoned-and-derelict-vessels-info-hub

NOAA Marine Debris Program “Garbage Patches”: https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/patch.html

NOAA Marine Debris Project Clearing House: https://clearinghouse.marinedebris.noaa.gov/web/marine-debris-clearinghouse/projects

NOAA Marine Debris Program “How to Help”: https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/discover-marine-debris/how-help

Tybee Clean Beach Volunteers: https://tybeecleanbeach.org/

Clean Coast- Savannah: https://www.cleancoast.org/

Keep Golden Isles Beautiful: https://www.kgib.org/

Ocean Conservancy: https://oceanconservancy.org/

Green Education Foundation “Tips to Use Less Plastic”: http://www.greeneducationfoundation.org/nationalgreenweeksub/waste-reduction-tips/tips-to-use-less-plastic.html