{"id":5453,"date":"2023-04-21T03:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T03:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/uscseagrant\/?p=5453"},"modified":"2023-12-11T18:32:39","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T18:32:39","slug":"usc-sea-grant-receives-over-1-5-million-for-the-prevention-and-removal-of-marine-debris-especially-microplastic-pollution-in-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/uscseagrant\/2023\/04\/21\/usc-sea-grant-receives-over-1-5-million-for-the-prevention-and-removal-of-marine-debris-especially-microplastic-pollution-in-southern-california\/","title":{"rendered":"USC Sea Grant receives over $1.5 million for the prevention and removal of marine debris, especially microplastic pollution, in Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n 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microplastic marine debris in stormwater runoff, which transports the bulk of terrestrial microplastic to the sea. The project aims to intercept microplastic between deposition on street surfaces and discharge into the ocean. A collaboration including the foremost experts in microplastic research, municipal end-users, and street-sweeping industry experts will address these critical data gaps to capture microplastics at a large scale. Fieldwork will take place in the San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Barbara, and the Los Angeles area in California, and findings will be applicable nationally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly excited to work with USC Sea Grant and our research partners,\u201d says Jill Murray, the City of Santa Barbara\u2019s Project Lead and Creeks Water Quality Analyst. \u201cThis project will determine how to remove microplastics from impervious urban surfaces to the greatest extent possible, as soon as possible, from as many acres as possible, in order to protect streams, estuaries, and oceans from harmful pollution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For the second project, USC Sea Grant will partner with California Sea Grant on an award of $300,000 to develop solutions to litter pollution in California that address the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Accessibility focus of the California Ocean Litter Prevention Strategy. This project aims to increase the involvement of groups who have been largely missing from marine debris conversations and actions thus far, including traditionally underserved community-based groups and California Tribes. Specifically, this project will engage and identify the needs of local communities and establish a coalition to inform coordinated investments in community-based marine debris solutions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlastic pollution is a major issue for all urban coasts and communities, but particularly for Los Angeles,\u201d says Amalia Aruda Almada, USC Sea Grant Program Extension Specialist. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that this funding directly supports vulnerable Los Angeles communities grappling with plastic waste.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This funding is part of a larger <a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.noaa.gov\/News\/Article\/ArtMID\/1660\/ArticleID\/2929\/NOAA-Sea-Grant-announces-27M-to-further-community-engaged-marine-debris-removal-and-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$27 million funding effort by NOAA<\/a> to address the prevention and removal of debris in marine and Great Lakes environments throughout the U.S. USC Sea Grant\u2019s two projects are among 29 competitively selected through two opportunities supported by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and leveraging funds from the Inflation Reduction Act: The Marine Debris Challenge Competition and The Marine Debris Community Action Coalitions.<\/p>\n<p>Using Sea Grant\u2019s partnered approach to bring science together with communities for effective solutions, the projects will support transformational research and the creation of local coalitions to address urgent marine debris prevention and removal needs. All projects are designed to support the principles of justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility as work is performed over the next three years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarine debris and microplastics are a significant threat to coastal ecosystems,\u201d says Karla Heidelberg, Director of USC Sea Grant. \u201cThis form of pollution can injure or kill marine and coastal wildlife, cause direct economic loss to fishing and maritime industries, and threaten human health and safety. USC Sea Grant is pleased to take an important role in evaluating this issue and helping to determine solutions for multiple coastal communities across Southern California.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/seagrant.noaa.gov\/marinedebris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more<\/a> about marine debris and Sea Grant\u2019s work in its removal and prevention. This work is a component of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/news-release\/biden-administration-announces-historic-coastal-and-climate-resilience-funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nearly $3 billion in targeted investments for NOAA<\/a> in the areas of habitat restoration, coastal resilience and weather forecasting infrastructure through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to help America build resilience to climate change. The projects announced today represent Sea Grant\u2019s initial efforts to support marine debris prevention and removal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.noaa.gov\/news-release\/statement-from-noaa-administrator-rick-spinrad-on-signing-of-bipartisan-infrastructure-investment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over the next five years<\/a> through this legislation.<\/p>\n<p># # #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":6079,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[24,31,33,32],"class_list":["post-5453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-funding","tag-marine-debris","tag-microplastic","tag-plastic"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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