MARINE DEBRIS, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, VI-EPSCoR Elisa Bryan MARINE DEBRIS, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, VI-EPSCoR Elisa Bryan

The Tide is Turning on Marine Debris in the Territory

Our islands are vulnerable to marine debris. Marine debris affects our everyday life, from the awful sight of it on our beaches, to the economic toll that it can take on our tourism industry. In the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), approximately 90% of marine debris comes from land-based sources. It is up to us to prevent and reduce the amount of marine debris that ends up on our shorelines.

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MARINE DEBRIS Elisa Bryan MARINE DEBRIS Elisa Bryan

The 2019 Great Mangrove Cleanup

The 2nd Annual Great Mangrove Cleanup of the St. Thomas East End Reserves (STEER), took place Saturday, April 13. STEER is a vital marine protected area on the east end of St. Thomas. One hundred and fifteen volunteers, ages 9-70, removed 1,786 pounds of debris from mangrove shorelines in kayak-based and land-based cleanups of mangrove shorelines.

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EDUCATION, VI-EPSCoR, RESEARCH Elisa Bryan EDUCATION, VI-EPSCoR, RESEARCH Elisa Bryan

V.I. Youth Explore the Sea While Preparing for STEM Careers

The Youth Ocean Explorers program provides a broad overview of a variety of marine career opportunities including oceanography, watershed resource management, marine biology, larval ecology, fisheries science, robotics science, and DNA engineering. It's primary goal is to encourage more local young people to gain interest in and pursue STEM careers.

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