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Stop Ocean Littering

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We use our research to illustrate how ocean litter, especially plastics, threatens marine life and our own health. The vast majority of marine litter consists of plastic polymers found in cigarette butts, plastic bags, fishing gear, and food/beverage containers. Billions of Mermaid spheres, tiny plastic pallets used as raw materials for all sorts of plastics, are found everywhere.

We should all be concerned about marine litter is because it does not only affect marine life, but also fishing, aquaculture, tourism, and our own health. Only a tiny fraction of all plastics ends up on the beaches, most of it stays at sea. In some areas, we find already six times more micro plastics than plankton. Seven out of ten pieces eventually sink to the sea floor where they can suffocate life in the deep.

So help us save dolphins and the sea. For more information contact Dr. Stefan Harzen.

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Meet the Scientist Lecture Series

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This program promotes (1) the pursuit of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), and (2) encourages communication between scientists and residents of the communities in which they live and work.

The original series was produced in collaboration with the Jupiter Environmental Research and Field Studies Academy (JERFSA), a four-year academic program focusing on ecological principles and processes, environmental awareness, field studies and research, critical thinking and leadership skills.

Thanks to the support of the Rotary Club Jupiter-Tequesta and the Jupiter Inlet District, all lectures were free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Dr. Stefan Harzen.

 

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