{"id":1479,"date":"2023-10-23T16:21:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T16:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant-temp\/?page_id=1479"},"modified":"2025-04-16T16:41:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T16:41:03","slug":"marine-debris","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/marine-debris\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Debris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ubiquity of plastic in today\u2019s culture has contributed to it being one of the most serious ocean issues of the 21st century. USC Sea Grant is perfectly poised to explore issues of ocean plastic, including pathways, prevention strategies, effects on habitats and wildlife, and ecotoxicology. Further, significant challenges of detecting microplastics, assessing their toxicity, and scalable approaches to mitigating their impacts remain.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n          \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Relevant Research\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-38Ke8FmgaN\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-38Ke8FmgaN\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Clean Streets, Clean Seas: Innovating Public Works to Intercept Microplastics in Urban Runoff<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-38Ke8FmgaN\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-38Ke8FmgaN\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jill Murray, City of Santa Barbara<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amalia Almada, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/clean-streets-clean-seas\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-38Ke8FmgaN\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-38Ke8FmgaN\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Marine Debris Prevention: Advancing Resources to Marine Debris Solutions Through California&#8217;s Ocean Litter Strategy<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-38Ke8FmgaN\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-38Ke8FmgaN\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theresa Sinicrope Talley, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amalia Aruda Almada, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/equality-in-marine-debris-prevention\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-3-38Ke8FmgaN\" aria-controls=\"section-1-3-38Ke8FmgaN\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Munching on Microplastic: One of the first microplastic fiber toxicity studies with marine species<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-3-38Ke8FmgaN\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-3-38Ke8FmgaN\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erika Holland, Ph.D., California State University, Long Beach<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thornton-Hampton, Ph.D., Southern California Coastal Water Research Project<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/munching-on-microplastic\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-4-38Ke8FmgaN\" aria-controls=\"section-1-4-38Ke8FmgaN\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Plastics and Pathogens: Interaction between microplastics and pathogen pollutants in marine ecosystems; Implications for Seafood Safety<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-4-38Ke8FmgaN\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-4-38Ke8FmgaN\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Karen Shapiro, Ph.D., University of California, Davis<\/li>\n<li>Chelsea Rochman, Ph.D., University of Toronto<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/plastics-and-pathogens\/\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-5-38Ke8FmgaN\" aria-controls=\"section-1-5-38Ke8FmgaN\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Repurposing Plastics: Using a novel technology to turn marine debris into high-value products as a tool to protect coastal communities<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-5-38Ke8FmgaN\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-5-38Ke8FmgaN\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Principal Investigators:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clay C. C. Wang, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Travis J. Williams, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Karla Heidelberg, Ph.D., USC Sea Grant, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Joe \u00c1rvai, Ph.D., Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, University of Southern California<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\">Richard W. Roberts, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/repurposing-plastics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Project Page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Community Engagement\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-1-7wceQg7p3p\" aria-controls=\"section-1-1-7wceQg7p3p\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Plastic Marine Debris Report (2011)<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-1-7wceQg7p3p\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-1-7wceQg7p3p\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>This report is a synopsis of the current state of research and major policies affecting plastic marine debris in California and serve as an object informational tool for policy makers looking to gain a basic understanding of the current scientific and technical landscape of the issue of plastic marine debris. The report, published in 2011, was produced in partnership with the California Ocean Science Trust and the California Ocean Protection Council.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oceansciencetrust.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Plastic-Debris-in-the-CA-Marine-Ecosystem_OST-2011-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the Plastic Marine Debris Report<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n              <li>\n          <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion-trigger \" id=\"heading-1-2-7wceQg7p3p\" aria-controls=\"section-1-2-7wceQg7p3p\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-disabled=\"false\">\n                          <span class=\"item-title\">Island Explorers Marine Debris Education Lesson Plan<\/span>\n            \n                      <\/button>\n\n          <div id=\"section-1-2-7wceQg7p3p\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-1-2-7wceQg7p3p\" class=\"accordion-panel\">\n\n                            \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>Sea Grant\u2019s Island Explorers Program exposes students to marine science and other disciplines through classroom use of curriculum materials. The student-centered science curriculum is characterized by hands-on marine science and uniquely focuses on Southern California coastal environments. <em>Unit Four, Lesson Four, specifically focuses on Marine Debris. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"cta-link\" href=\"\/uscseagrant\/island-explorers-units\/\">Explore the lesson plan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n            \n                      <\/div>\n        <\/li>\n\n          <\/ul>\n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--accordions \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--accordions\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Related Links\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opc.ca.gov\/programs-summary\/marine-pollution\/oceanlitterstrategyproject\/#:~:text=The%20Ocean%20Litter%20Strategy%20outlines,reduce%20ocean%20litter%20in%20California.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The California Ocean Litter Strategy Project<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.opc.ca.gov\/webmaster\/ftp\/pdf\/agenda_items\/20220223\/Item_6_Exhibit_A_Statewide_Microplastics_Strategy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Statewide Microplastics Strategy<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-content-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1479","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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