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.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Launching The Bahamas Plastic Beach Project (Photos Inside)

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The Bahamas Plastic Beach Project was launched in March 2013 at the Cape Eleuthera Institute by Kristal Ambrose to conduct research and comp...

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Friday, January 10, 2014

Hold on....so How do you do beach surveys again?? (Photos Inside)

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Who knew surveying a beach for debris could be so complicated! Well it is when you don't know what the hell your doing!! Thank goodness...

Plastic Pioneers Plunge into Plastic Art and Fun (Loads of Photos Inside)

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In the Fall of 2012 things started to take off for the plastic team at the Island School (IS) and the Cape Eleuthera Institute (CEI). During...

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Kristal Ocean: 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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Plastic Pioneers Sprout Junior Activists (Loads of Cute Pics Inside)

Plastic Team Visits Local Primary School to talk Trash

Beach Plastic Christmas Ornament Workshop with Barbara de Vries (Photos Inside)

Plastic Beach Project Teams up with Local School (Loads of Photos Inside)

Launching The Bahamas Plastic Beach Project (Photos Inside)

Hold on....so How do you do beach surveys again?? (Photos Inside)

Plastic Pioneers Plunge into Plastic Art and Fun (Loads of Photos Inside)