MARCH 25, 2016--The week of March 21, the NOAA Marine Debris Program's Gulf of Mexico Regional Coordinator, Kim Albins, teamed up with Dauphin Island Sea Lab Graduate student, Caitlin Wessel, and Parker Martin Consulting Firm to talk about marine debris to seventh and eighth graders at Grand Bay and Alba Middle Schools in coastal Alabama.

Using trash from Bayou la Batre, a local waterway, students learned about different types of trash found close by to help them understand the impact littering can have on animals, habitats and humans. The program reached nearly 225 students at Grand Bay and 300 students at Alba Middle School. This education and outreach program was in conjunction with Dauphin Island Sea Lab as part of a marine debris Community based removal grant that has already removed 21 abandoned and derelict vessels from the waters of Bayou la Batre.

For more information, contact Kimberly.Albins@noaa.gov.

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