Bahamas Plastic Movement: Journey to Change

Initially this blog was started to track my journey across the Pacific Ocean as I studied plastic pollution of the Western Garbage Patch. Since departing the expedition in June 2012 my life has changed dramatically as I've been working towards making The Bahamas a pollution aware and plastic "free" country. I'm creating a movement and I invite you to follow along in my journey to raise awareness of plastic pollution in The Bahamas through research, education, outreach and policy change.

Showing posts with label Outreach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Outreach. Show all posts
Thursday, January 23, 2014

Plastic Team Visits Local Primary School to talk Trash

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In September 2013 my outreach partner and dear friend Tiffany Gray and I sat on the couch of her apartment and devised an elaborate plan to...
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Kristal Ambrose is an up and coming marine biologist studying marine plastic pollution in The Bahamas. Her career in the field began at age 17 when she worked as a dive master at a local dive shop and continued on to a local aquarium. She holds an associate’s degree of applied science in Fisheries Management and Aquaculture and for the past six years she has worked on several research initiatives as an intern assisting various scientists with cutting edge research. As an advisor of the Patch Reef Ecology project at The Island School, she is also responsible for conducting research on patch reefs with students of the Island School. Aside from teaching duties, she has implemented The Beach Plastic Project, a citizen science based initiative that studies plastic concentrations between windward and leeward beaches of South Eleuthera.
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