Tots Track Trash
MAY 23, 2014 -- Toddlers in Athens, Georgia, recently became the youngest group of citizen scientists to use the Marine Debris Tracker, a smartphone application used to capture and report the location of marine debris found along our oceans, Great Lakes, and inland regions.
The two and three-year-old children identified and picked up debris while teachers assisted with collecting and discarding the items. The NOAA Marine Debris Program funded the mobile application's development through a partnership with the University of Georgia, Sea Grant.
Read more on the Marine Debris Blog.
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