JULY 24, 2015--Entering into year four of a partnership with the Marine Debris Program (MDP), the Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary has expanded their shoreline marine debris monitoring effort to include two new beach cleanup sites.

Surveys at the new sites follow the accumulation survey technique in the protocol document . Volunteer citizen scientists will continue to monitor at four existing "standing stock" survey locations while school groups, corporate partners, and other organizations are being recruited to participate in monthly cleanup and survey efforts at the new sites.

See Marine Debris Monitoring Project Survey Plot Locations map .

For more information, contact Sherry.Lippiatt@noaa.gov.

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