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Splash Trash Recommended Reading 

Marine Litter Vital Graphics

2016

This comprehensive report, produced by the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), summarizes a myriad of facts about marine debris in simple, understandable graphics.  

Sources, Fates and Effects of Microplastics in the Marine Environment: A Global Assessment

2015

Produced by GESAMP, a United Nations advisory body that provides scientific advice concerning the prevention, reduction and control of the degradation of the marine environment. 

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River plastics emissions in the world's waters

June 2017

This study provides important baseline data and provides recommendations for future plastic debris monitoring and mitigation strategies.

The New Plastics Economy: Catalyzing Action

2017

The New Plastics Economy applies circular economy principles to create a global economy in which plastics never become waste.  This study outlines concrete steps towards achieving the systemic shift needed to achieve this goal.  

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Algalita: Marine Research and Education

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Beat the Microbead  

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Break Free From Plastic 

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Clean Seas

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Dos Mares

 

El Plastico Mata  

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Five Gyres Institute 

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Florida Microplastic Awareness Project

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Global Partnership on Marine Litter

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GreenPeace  

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Litterati

 

Marine Affairs Research and Education (MARE) 

 

 MARE Marine Debis Information Significant Articles and Reports on Marine Litter  

 

Mission Blue Sylvia Earle Alliance 

 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program  

 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Program

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New Plastics Economy 

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Ocean Conservancy

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Other Sources of Information

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