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Biannual Coastal Cleanup Day November 2024
Since 2012, COI has conducted 26 Coastal Cleanups, removing an incredible 16,475 lbs of debris from the environment! On Saturday November 9th, 48 dedicated volunteers came together for our Biannual Coastal Cleanup! Thanks to everyone's hard work, we collected 107 pounds of trash from neighborhood streets and shores, helping keep our coast... [Read more...]
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Blue Innovation Day October 2024
COI was happy to return to the 2nd Blue Innovation Day at the Seymour Marine Discovery Center on Sunday, October 6! Blue Innovation Day connects researchers, organizations, and community members dedicated to safeguarding our ocean and water sources.
It was a fun-filled, busy day - engaging with over 200 visitors, including teachers, families, college students, and potential volunteers and partners. Our physical examples—like plastic rope turned to fuel—sparked meaningful conversations... [Read more...] |
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Ulithi Youth Leaders Collaboration: Tackling Plastic Pollution Hawaii Sept 2024
COI traveled to Hawaii Island to train Ulithi Youth Leaders from the Federated States of Micronesia in our EPAP protocols. This initiative, in partnership with One People One Reef, seeks to collaborate with the Ulithi community to monitor and document plastic debris patterns in the Micronesian environment over time.
This trip was a meaningful collaboration with the Ulithi Youth Leaders, resulting in... [Read more...] |
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International Coastal Cleanup Day Sept 2024
Final Results Are In! COI, along with 46,201 California trash warriors, proudly participated in this year's 40th Annual International Coastal Cleanup Day! Volunteers gathered at coastal beaches, shorelines and inland waterways, in nearly all of California’s 58 counties, as far inland as Lake Tahoe.
COI teamed up with 'Save Our Shores' to clean Moran Lake Beach and nearby neighborhoods, doing our part to keep the coast clean and healthy. The collective effort... [Read more...] |
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Establishment of Clean Oceans Albany Sept 2024
COI returned to train our First Official Beach Adoption Team - "Clean Oceans Albany"! This team will conduct surveys on a regular basis and share the data with COI. The continuation of repeated surveys on this beach will provide valuable learning experiences and information.
The COI team was joined by a group of Albany community members to conduct COI's scientific EPAP survey. While they gathered debris and tracked data, another team member worked outside the... [Read more...] |
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Albany Beach Post 4th of July Cleanup July 2024
On Monday, July 8, the COI team returned to Albany Beach, situated outside the Berkeley/Oakland area. Our repeated surveys of this beach have always provided valuable learning experiences.
Five team members conducted our scientific plastic assessment survey while another team member worked outside the survey boundaries... [Read more...] |
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Main Beach Cleanup - July 2024
The COI team and dedicated volunteers gathered early in the morning on July 5th, following the large crowds that celebrated the 4th of July. With inland temperatures soaring, the beach became a popular spot for festivities, drawing many people looking to have a great time... [Read more...]
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World Ocean Day Kelp Cleanup - June 2024
What a beautiful day for a paddle! On Saturday, June 8th, we launched our vessels at Natural Bridges and embarked on an exciting journey through the offshore kelp forests, collecting marine debris...[Read more...]
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3rd Semi-Annual SCOCA Coastal Cleanup - May 2024This was one for the history books! In all 48 cleanups that David Schwartz has been running - this was the RAINIEST by FAR!
We are so grateful for the 20 people that came out, despite... [Read more...] |
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Big Stick Logjam Surf Contest! S. Cruz - April 2024We had a great time tabling with our Alliance Partner Surfrider at the Big Stick LOGJAM Surfing Contest on Sat, April 27, 2024!
There were a lot of people enjoying the beautiful spring day, perusing all the different booths. Our next door neighbor... [Read more...] |
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YEA Summit, Santa Cruz - April 2024On Earth Day 2024, COI’s Education Director David Schwartz and Managing Director Amelia Labbe attended the Youth for Environmental Action Summit at the Koinonia Conference Center in the Santa Cruz Mountains... [Read more...]
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Earth Day Santa Cruz - April 2024
HAPPY EARTH DAY, everyone!! Thousands of individuals came in celebration of our Earth home on April 20, 2024. COI spoke with hundreds of people about the very real and pressing issue of plastic pollution. Our audience... [Read more...]
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2nd Semi-Annual SCOCA Coastal Cleanup - Nov 2023
Santa Cruz Ocean Conservation Alliance held its 2nd Bi-Annual Corcoran Lagoon and Coastal Clean-Up Saturday Nov 11th, 2023. 35 people... [Read more...]
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PDO & Agri-Plas, Inc. Site Visit - Oct 2023We visited our partner at PDO Technologies and their affiliate Agri-Plas in Oregon, to witness their agricultural plastics recycling business. We... [Read more...]
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Domincan Oaks Senior Center 2023
We hosted three presentations at the Dominican Oaks Senior Center over the course of 2023. Our audiences were engaged and excited about... [Read more...]
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Inaugural Semi-Annual SCOCA Coastal Cleanup - May 2023
The Santa Cruz Ocean Conservation Alliance conducted it's first semi-annual Corcoran Lagoon and Coastal Clean-Up on May 27, 2023! Though it was the first for the alliance, it was the 46th for David Schwartz... [Read more...]
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Earth Day, Santa Cruz - April 2023
HAPPY EARTH DAY, everyone!! Santa Cruz participated in its first Earth Day event since Covid - on April 22, 2023. Thousands of environmentally focused individuals gathered to celebrate our EARTH and learn more about what they can do... [Read more...]
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YEA Summit, Santa Cruz - April 2023
Homer and David attended the Youth for Environmental Action; Empowering Teens for Climate Change Summit on Monday April 17th, 2023. Over 100 students were present from a number of Santa Cruz County High Schools... [Read more...]
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Blue Innovation, Santa Cruz - September 2022
On September 11, 2022, COI was delighted to participate in their first public event since the onset of Covid-19. Blue Innovation, hosted by Santa Cruz Works and the Seymour Marine Discovery Center was a 3-day event for scientists... [Read more...]
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Itaipu, RJ Brazil – April 2019COI’s 4th annual Itaipu, Brazil beach cleanup, each year's event doubles in size in one of the earth’s most iconic cities. THANK YOU to all the sponsors, volunteers, local communities, and COI Brazil representatives Kelly Duim & Andre Silva… [Read more...]
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COI Art Mural Fundraiser, Santa Cruz - June 2018
COI/Fresh Walls Bayview Mural Fundraiser @ Olitas Clean Oceans International Art Mural fundraiser. What a great turnout for our fundraiser @Olitas Cantina & Grill to raise money for the Clean Oceans Inspired Mural from the Fresh Walls … [Read more...]
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Bay View Presentation, Santa Cruz - June 2018
In June COI volunteers Elizabeth Patron and Eliot Headley did a great job bringing awareness to plastic pollution to kids at Bay View elementary school. This was the first of this program that we would like to expand to all the schools… [Read more...]
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Itaipu, RJ Brazil – April 2018
Third Annual Community beach Cleanup. Thank you to All the sponsors, volunteers and local communities. COI in Brazil represented by Kelly Duim is mobilizing local society in the fight against plastic pollution, bringing awareness of proper waste … [Read more...]
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Community Greeting Party, Santa Cruz CA – Jan. 2018
125 people attended COI’s “Greet the Community” event on Jan 18 at the Santa Cruz Yacht Club. We had PPTF demonstration with Harry and Nakajima from NAKs Japan, and presentations from students and teachers. ... [Read more...]
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Chili's Capitola Mall Fundraiser, Santa Cruz - Dec. 2017
The Clean Ocean’s International Give Back Event on Dec 22, 2017 was a fun day of talking to local community members about the issues of plastic pollution. For each customer... [Read more...]
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St Julian’s Bay, Malta – Oct. 2017
" SRV Pono" is putting on some miles. Leaving South of France in the end of September we made a 750-mile dash to Malta to attend to "Our Oceans Conference". At Our Oceans Conference our Founder Jim Holm was select to participate in a panel discussion … [Read more...]
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COI & Rising Appalachia at the Catalyst, Santa Cruz - Oct 2017
Clean Oceans International was invited by the music group, Rising Appalachia, to table at their show at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA in October 2017. This was a continuation of our involvement with the group after a successful community beach cleanup on the coast of Oregon in 2016. With music goers... [Read more...]
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International Coastal Cleanup with Acualina – Sept. 2017
In September 2017 COI crew were honored to host Angela Corvea, our friend and founder of Acualina from Havana Cuba, to our home and office in Santa Cruz. Angela joined Professor David Schwartz and COI founder Captain Jim Holm at Cabrillo College to … [Read more...]
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Itacoatiara, RJ Brazil – Abril 2017
Second Annual Community beach Cleanup. Thank you to All the sponsors and volunteers. Our second annual event was almost entirely organized and executed by Brazilian Volunteers and led by Kelly Duim acting on behalf of COI. Her… [Read more...]
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Cabrillo Oceanography Shoreline Debris Survey Training – Winter/Spring 2017
Entering our 8th semester, we are making much progress and learning so much. Thank you to everyone who has put time and effort into our Plastics Assessment Program! [Read more...]
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