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Lundie Spence, Ph.D., COSEE SE Presentation at SCMEA October 14, 2007

Lundie Spence, Ph.D., COSEE SE Presentation at SCMEA October 14, 2007. Is this education?. What’s the problem?. Should students care?. What can we all do?. Post and Courier Special Issue Published August 29,2007. Design Credit: Z. Norris. Find the problems on this beach.

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Lundie Spence, Ph.D., COSEE SE Presentation at SCMEA October 14, 2007

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  1. Lundie Spence, Ph.D., COSEE SEPresentation at SCMEA October 14, 2007 Is this education? What’s the problem? Should students care? What can we all do? Post and Courier Special Issue Published August 29,2007 Design Credit: Z. Norris

  2. Find the problems on this beach. Color plastic red Color metal purple Color glass blue Color rubber yellow

  3. Why Should You Care? • Wildlife Entanglement • Human Safety • Navigational Hazards • Tourism Images/Economics • Personal Pride

  4. What’s happening to Wildlife?

  5. What is marine debris? • Recreational and Commercial Gear • Pots, nets, lines • Monofilament fishing line • Fishing tackle Abandoned Vessels Recreational Boats Commercial Boat Docks • Litter • Plastics • Metal • Paper, • Wood, • Any produced item left • in the environment

  6. What is the source of litter?

  7. Consequences of Abandoned & Lost Fishing Gear Photo Credit: W. Golder

  8. Solutions to Monofilament Line: Recycle Recover Reuse Rescue Credit: SCDNR Credit: SCSGC Recreational Fishing Line Recycling Bins

  9. Consequences ofAbandoned Pots—“By catch” of Diamondback Terrapins Diamondback Terrapins (DBT) can drown in abandoned crab pots. Credit: M. Hoyle Hundreds of DBTs drowned in 8 unchecked commercial fyke nets in Maryland.

  10. Solutions:Install “ByCatch Reduction Devices” (BRD), mark and secure pots, check frequently

  11. Abandoned Vessels in waterways and tidal creeks Solution: Find/fine the owner; remove at state and federal expense Credit: L Spence Credit: SCDHEC

  12. SC Dolphins wearing packing tape Litter: A life or death issue for marine mammals Credit: Wayne McFee Credit: Wayne McFee SC Dolphin Trailing Fishing gear

  13. Bryde’s Whale: Necropsy reveals Stomach contents with plastic bags Right Whale entanglement Humpback Whale: Badly entangled fluke with commercial fishing gear. Educational Video: “Death of A Whale” Environmental Media, Beaufort, SC Credit: NOAA

  14. Litter Lifetimes Poster COSEE SE

  15. South Carolina Beach Sweep/River Sweep September 2008

  16. Classroom Ideas Test the strength of fishing line: Put a rubber and on a your fingers as a bird’s beak.

  17. Thanks for Your Support Charleston Post and Courier

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