#marine debris cleanup
In 6 months, PWF removes over 8,000 pounds of marine debris from Maui waters
Pacific Whale Foundation announced that it has recovered 8,281 pounds of marine debris from Maui’s shores and waters so far this year.
Molokaʻi community cleaned up debris from 50-foot pleasure boat grounded on reef
After heavy surf broke apart the 50-foot pleasure boat Mega that had grounded Oct. 3 on the reef off of ʻIlio Point, the Moloka‘i community came together to clean-up the debris that littered Pāpōhaku Beach.
UH: $5.1M aims to find solutions to critical marine debris problem
The University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant College Program and its partners were awarded $5,120,959 to address rampant marine debris issues in Hawai‘i and develop urgently needed, innovative solutions that can be shared worldwide.
Divers remove more than 66 pounds of debris from Oneloa Bay in Kapalua
More than 66 pounds of debris, consisting of fishing gear and golf balls, was removed from Oneloa Bay in Kapalua last Saturday in a reef clean-up event organized by Lahaina-based dive operator, Dive with Harmony, and MOC Marine Institute.
