#nerdsagainstnurdles

Check out these amazing sculptures created by Mr. Shepherd-Jones’ 8th grade class! Mahalo nui for sharing with us 😊The students were instructed to go out into their community for a beach cleanup in Waimanalo and create a collage in the image of an animal of their choice threatened by marine debris to raise awareness. We love creative ideas like this that help engage the younger generation in this important issue, after all it’s their future and at the current rate of approximately 8million tons of trash entering the ocean every year there will be plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050. Get involved by reducing your consumption of single use plastics no matter where you live, cleanup your local beach, park or street, and if you are on Oahu join us Saturday the 9th from 12-3pm at Electric beach for our monthly reef and beach cleanup! Come create a collage like these or the #NerdsAgainstNurdles challenge to receive awesome prizes from our generous sponsors! See @oneoceanconservation OneOceanConservation.Org for updates and details. ______________ Want to learn more about sharks or adoption visit our website: OneOceanDiving.com & JOIN US in the water in #Hawaii on #Oahu’s #NorthShore to #SwimWithSharks and #DiveWithSharksInHawaii with a @OneOceanDiving trained #MarineBiologist / #SharkSafetyDiver Check out our #Shark and #MarineResearch @OneOceanResearch and our outreach program @OneOceanEducation #LearnAboutSharks and our Non-Profit @WaterInspired conservation group and Founders: @Juansharks and @oceanramsey Want to join the team? Become a @OneOceanGlobal Ambassador Looking to support in other ways? Check out our not-for-profit marine conservation awareness apparel and gifts @OneOceanDesigns or at OneOceanDesigns.Com Mahalo and Thank you for Supporting #InternationalSharkProject #HawaiiSharkCount #SharkResearch #Ocean #OneOcean #SaveTheOcean #SaveSharks #HelpSaveSharks #OceanConservation #SharkConservation

With an estimated 8 million tons of plastic dumped into the ocean very year marine debris is a growing issue, and if we continue on our current path we are projected to have more plastic than fish in the ocean by the year 2050 😟😳 come help us #SaveTheOcean and reduce plastic along our coastline by attending our @oneoceanconservation cleanup this Saturday from 9:00-12:00 at Kokololio beach park. If you’re not on Oahu consider organizing a cleanup of your own or continue reading below to support legislation that will help reduce and phase out a variety of easily avoidable single use plastics in Hawaii! #PlasticIsTheRealKiller #Repost @nataliekparra ・・・ If you have seen some of the massive amounts of marine debris accumulating on Hawaii's shorlines (and all around the world) and want to do something about it, please take a moment to submit testimony in support of a few bills trying to fight marine debris in Hawaii right now! We've compiled a little page of the status of each bill and how you can voice your support for each of them at keikoconservation.com/FightMarineDebris! It'll only take a few minutes and will directly affect the outcome of these bills at their hearings on Wednesday. *You don’t have to be a Hawaii resident to do so!* THANK YOU :)! Video: @keiko_conservation_ecuador #keikoconservation #nerdsagainstnurdles #fightmarinedebris #styrofoam #foamban #banthebag #refusesingleuse #stopsucking #strawssuck #plasticocean #oneoceanconservation #take3forthesea #sustainablecoastlineshawaii (at North Shore in Hale'Iwa, Hawaii) https://www.instagram.com/p/Btgz1F8BlCt/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=145uei5nrsgoz

A huge thank you to everyone who braved the weather and came out to our cleanup yesterday with our partners @oneoceanconservation x @waterinspired! We had so much fun and we can't wait for the next one :)! We're planning on Makua Beach for our December Oahu cleanup and, as always, it will take place on the second Saturday of the month :)!⠀ #keikoconservation #oneoceandiving #waterinspired #nerdsagainstnurdles https://www.instagram.com/p/BqEW1ftBPFs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qeaqte7wuj98

Plastic pollution is a major threat to the ocean, an ecosystem which is already under pressure due to human activities and climate change.  For example, coral reefs already face stress from ocean acidification, rising sea surface temperatures and overfishing (Veron et al., 2009). However, a recent study has reported that if coral reefs come in contact with plastic, their chance of catching a disease increases from 4% to 89% (Lamb et al., 2018). This is because plastic harbors a lot of pathogens which can cause disease outbreaks.  It is estimated that there are over 11 billion pieces of plastic on reefs across the Asia-Pacific (Lamb et al., 2018). In addition, the Coral Triangle which holds the world's highest levels of marine biodiversity is at the greatest risk of plastic pollution (Lasut et al., 2017). This will degrade the health of reefs, have harmful knock-on impacts on other marine food-webs, and negatively impact human livelihoods. Therefore, management is essential to help clean up our oceans and prevent the collapse of marine ecosystems.  Let’s try and refuse single-use plastics and recycle - if we all make small decisions in our daily lives it can have a great impact!    Join us on our next beach clean-up (stay tuned to @oneoceanconservation for details) or participate in one in your local area! Post by @em.hanney Photo by @oneoceanconservation with an awesome #NerdsAgainstNurdles submission from our last cleanup by @harpseal111 @oc.and.co https://www.instagram.com/p/BpN4R0Lh7qF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dhue306qko33

😂😂😂 Tag the friends that helped you give up single use plastic!⠀ Video: @plastictides.⠀ #keikoconservation #nerdsagainstnurdles #refusesingleuse #banthebag #take3forthesea #sustainablecoastlineshawaii #plasticfree #oneoceanconservation https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo8KDiUA4SW/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xgvpih92zjx4

Our next reef and beach cleanup with @oneoceanconservation x @waterinspired is coming up! It’ll be at Kahana Bay so get ready to sift for microplastics and make some #nerdsagainstnurdles!

We’re always sad to see fishing line on the reef but even more so when it’s in an area that’s supposed to be protected from fishing 🤦‍♀️! Keiko Conservationist @nenedeean had to get clever with this one and use the hook to cut as much of the line off as possible but we’ll have to return with a knife to get it all off! Our Hawaii reef and beach cleanups are usually the second Saturday of every month with our partners at @oneoceanconservation x @waterinspired but July’s cleanup will be towards the end of the month on @paditv’s annual #womensdiveday! Stay tuned for details! #nerdsagainstnurdles #whatsyourbycatch #keikoconservation #oneoceandiving #oneoceanconservation #waterinspired #cressi

A little #nerdsagainstnurdles inspo for you from the awesome @oneoceanglobal ambassador @kennaaloha! "Plastic Kills. ❌ And although it’s nearly impossible to avoid plastic entirely, there’s no reason we need to keep using unnecessary plastic...considering the awful effects plastic has on all living beings. What are some things you’re doing to #reduce? Let me know! I’d love to hear, so we can grow from one another 😊💚🌱#plastic #savetheocean #savetheplanet" #keikoconservation #oneoceanglobal #banthebag #plastickills