B.E.A.C.H. provides free environmental presentations to community groups and schools K-12 and other service activities such as sorting marine debris which is suitable for grades 6-12.


Marine Debris Curriculum:

Turning the Tide on Trash: Marine Debris Curriculum - Environmental Protection Agency

Marine Debris Teaching Modules - Sandy Webb


Multi-media resources:

North Pacific Subtropical Gyre
Animation of the trash vortex by Greenpeace

New "battle at Midway" over plastic - BBC, 26 March 2008
Affects of plastic on Albatrosses.

Eco-Negligence Kills Albatross - Palatable Plastic Pollution (VIDEO)

Plastic is being eaten throughout the food chain, BBC news

Message in the Waves
Additional video footage from the filming of the BBC documentary "Message in the Waves" about how plastic marine debris is creating environmental challenges for the people and wildlife of the Hawaiian Islands.
Article about how filmmaker Rebecca Hoskings convinced shopkeepers in her hometown to stop distributing plastic shopping bags, The Independent, 1 May 2007

Altered Oceans Los Angeles Times
A five part series on the crisis of the seas.
Part 4 "Seas Preserve Plastic Plague" is a multimedia
presentation which includes:
*Article: "Plague of Plastic Chokes the Seas" (August 2, 2006)
*Videos: "Trading Our Oceans" and "The Plastic Diet"
*Photos: "Plastic Sea"
*Graphics: "The Trash Latitudes" and "Garbage Gyres"


Handouts:

Plastics in the Environment - Algalita Marine Research Foundation
12 single page handouts on plastic pollution

Facts about Marine Litter


Charts and Graphs:

Educational Materials (Charts and Graphics) - Ocean Conservancy


Further information on Marine Debris:

NOAA Marine Debris program - educational resources

Stemming the Rising Tide of Marine Debris - Californians Against Waste

Aerial Surveys of where marine debris is located in the Maine Hawaiian Islands - Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center

The worlds's rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawai`i to Japan,
The Independent, Tuesday 5 February, 2008

Sea birds as indicators of plastic pollution in the North Pacific, by Hannah Nevins, Carol Keiper, David Hyrenbach, Jennifer Stock, Michelle Hester, James T. Harvey. 2005. Rivers to Sea Conference Proceedings


Information on marine life and sea birds

Laysan Albatross

HPU tracks winged ambassadors across the ocean, Hawai`i Pacific University, Research seeks to raise public awareness of ocean pollution.

Information About Sea Turtles, Their Habitats, and Threats to Their Survival -
Caribbean Conservation Corporation


Information on Plastics

A guide to types of plastic and chemicals

Basic plastic information and tips

Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, The Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative

Recycling #5 plastic

Why Can't You Recycle Plastic Bottle Caps?, NPR news

Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment
Research by Japanese scientists on "nurdles" as a transporter of toxic chemicals in the ocean.

Fake Plastic Fish, website devoted to reducing consumer plastic

What to recycle/dispose of waste on O`ahu
Comprehensive list of what and where to recycle waste by the Honolulu Department of Environmental Services


Also see our News page for relevant articles.