Category Archives: Grants and Projects

Jekyll Island Outreach

We recently went to Jekyll Island to meet with our Georgia Sea Turtle Center Marine Debris Initiative partner, Jeannie Miller, and attend the Green Screen event put on by EcoFest Film Fesitval, Georgia Sea Grant (partners Jill Gamble and Lisa … Continue reading

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Georgia Sea Turtle Center Marine Debris Citizen Science Program

The mobility of marine and land debris has created a global problem that has local solutions.  The Georgia Sea Turtle Center (GSTC) Marine Debris Citizen Science program was created in 2012 and is funded by the Southeast Atlantic Marine Debris … Continue reading

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First boat disposal for Clean Marine Beaufort project and World Oceans Celebration!

We love to see citizens incorporated into this art project using marine debris and it is exciting to see how one of the SEA-MDI projects is expanding! Here is the update, courtesy of Amber Von Harten of SC Sea Grant. … Continue reading

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Ribbon cutting for North Carolina Big Sweep Project

On May 17, 2012 the kickoff for the SEA-MDI sponsored Tracking Monofilament Line Recycling to Make a Difference for Our Wildlife project occurred with a ceremonial ribbon cutting. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Thursday, May 17, 2012 – 11 a.m. Southport Marina … Continue reading

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Southeast Marine Debris Projects Funded

SEA-MDI is excited to fund the following marine debris projects in NC, GA and SC. The projects began March 1, 2012 and will go through February 28, 2013. And there will be one more opportunity for funding, so keep watching … Continue reading

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