{"id":8461,"date":"2024-03-06T22:24:54","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T22:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/?page_id=8461"},"modified":"2025-10-31T01:43:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T01:43:52","slug":"marine-debris-prevention","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/marine-debris-prevention\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Debris Prevention"},"content":{"rendered":"\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          Advancing Effective Ocean Litter Solutions for California\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n      \n      \n    <\/div>\n  \n  \n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\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  <h3><b>Project Background:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Litter and plastic pollution remain persistent challenges in California, with the heaviest impacts on urban areas like Los Angeles, where high population density, impaired waterways, and infrastructure limitations intersect. In 2008, California was first in the nation to develop and adopt an ocean litter reduction and prevention strategy. In 2018, the plan, jointly led by the NOAA Marine Debris Program and the California Ocean Protection Council and retitled as the \u201cOcean Litter Prevention Strategy\u201d (OLS) was updated by over 50 organizations, laying out goals and actionable objectives for addressing litter between 2018\u20132024. A 2022 review found that pollution-affected groups and regions were underrepresented in implementation, with barriers including financial constraints, limited staffing, and a lack of social capacity.<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Goal &amp; Objectives:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, University of Southern California Sea Grant, California Sea Grant, and the California Ocean Protection Council were awarded a project that aimed to strengthen ocean litter prevention by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Identifying geographic and social gaps in participation in the statewide Ocean Litter Strategy (OLS)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assessing the needs of a densely urban, litter-impacted region through a case study of the city of Los Angeles<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exploring ways to guide more coordinated investments in community-based marine debris solutions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Key Results:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gap analysis revealed that participation in the OLS was strongest from government, industry, and environmental non-profits, while tribal, socio-environmental, and community-based groups were underrepresented. Most implementation was led by environmental non-profits, with webinars serving as the most accessible and highly attended engagement format.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Los Angeles community needs assessment, guided by a Community Advisory Group, gathered input from local organizations and revealed concerns, initiatives, and ways the OLS could better support impacted communities. In particular, the assessment revealed:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local Perspectives: Residents cited single-use packaging, cigarette butts, and bulky items as top issues, concentrated in beaches, waterways, and underserved areas. Litter was tied to health risks, financial burdens, and frustration among residents, with language shaping perceptions of responsibility and solutions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priority Issues: Litter was seen as reflecting deeper inequities, policy failures, and uneven infrastructure investment. Cultural and educational gaps also shaped responses and expectations around responsibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Current Initiatives: Los Angeles hosts policy and cleanup programs, however residents perceived government priorities as misaligned with community concerns, emphasizing cleanup over prevention. Stronger coordination, prevention, and co-production were seen as key to maximizing impact.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OLS Challenges and Opportunities: Barriers to participation included lack of time, funding, and alignment with local priorities. Suggested improvements included early outreach, partnerships with under-engaged groups, consistent events, financial support, recognition, education, and stronger community\u2013agency connections.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding was identified as a major barrier, with city budgets stretched and philanthropic funds limited. Tools such as a funding repository and best practices guide were created to improve access. Sustained investment is essential to support long-term community action.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Final Report &amp; Resources:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/Advancing-Effective-Ocean-Litter-Solutions-for-California-Final-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; includes considerations for convening and activating coalitions to address coastal pollution as well as specifically for strengthening the effectiveness of the OLS<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1ZWqn0M7jIMLmvqXfkNB-_6bfM3e4TbwV\/view?usp=drive_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding challenges and best practices guide<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; a two-page infographic sheet for funders looking to reduce common challenges faced by communities applying for funding<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1LEIItWrUkn99e-96CRl3WbKMZB_XPlhVlqsJkSAUgwA\/edit?usp=drive_link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Funding opportunities repository<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; grant tracker of current funding opportunities for projects related to ocean litter prevention in California, with instructions for how to add new funding resources<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Principal Investigators<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sydney Rilum, M.S., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amalia Aruda Almada, Ph.D., University of Southern California<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Theresa Sinicrope Talley, Ph.D., University of California, San Diego<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tanya Torres, M.S., University of California, San Diego<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Partners &amp; Collaborators:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kaitlyn Kalua, Ocean Protection Council<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kyla Kelly, Ocean Protection Council<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Christy Kehoe, NOAA Marine Debris Program<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Funding: <\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This project was funded by the NOAA Marine Debris Program from 2023-2025 (NOAA National Sea Grant Program\u2019s Marine Debris Challenge Competition, through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law), Project Number: NA23OAR4170154<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Additional Information:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opc.ca.gov\/water-quality\/plastics\/oceanlitterstrategyproject\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ocean Protection Council &#8211; California Ocean Litter Strategy<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/caseagrant.ucsd.edu\/our-work\/research-projects\/advancing-effective-coastal-litter-solutions-through-californias-ocean\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California Sea Grant\u2019s Project Page<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                                                                                                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--photo-wall \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n 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MD, and the 2024 CAERS (California Estuarine Research Society) Conference at SCCWRP (Southern California Coastal Water Research Project) in Costa Mesa, CA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"photos-container\">\n\n    \n    <div class=\"grid-sizer\"><\/div>\n    <div class=\"gutter-sizer\"><\/div>\n\n      \n                                                                                                                                                                              \n                <div class=\"photo\">\n\n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2025\/10\/IMG_8957-scaled-540x0-c-default.jpeg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      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