The event was attended by aquarium staff and volunteers interested in learning about and protecting the environment. 

The Aquarium of the Pacific’s Naturalist Program includes a number of individual projects that encourage people to explore the world around them and document observations of living species to share with the scientific community and fellow citizen scientists.

Christy and Tanya met with the Aquarium’s Naturalist Program volunteers to discuss the topic of marine debris and the MDP’s efforts to prevent, remove, monitor, and research it, and attendees learned about available NOAA resources. The meeting was recorded so the presentation can be shared with the larger Aquarium of the Pacific community as well. 

For more information, please contact Christy.Kehoe@noaa.gov and Tanya.Torres@noaa.gov.