An estimated $3.1 million has been allocated to The Coral Reef Alliance for the restoration and strengthening resilience of Maui Nui Reefs. Thereʻs also $804,000 allocated to the Hawaiian Islands Land Trust for the restoration of loʻi kalo at the Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge on Maui.
/CNW/ - Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, or ghost gear, is a leading cause of marine debris around the world and has damaging impacts on global.
from the aircraft. and we searched at the exact same time of year. we went through a psycyclone wh further complicates the search. what do you have there? common household items, detergent bottles, a series of lighters. much of what we find are everyday consumer items. single-use disposables and a fair amount of derelict fishing gear. people think these objects i saw one on the other night, what happens when you flush a toilet, it goes to a waste facility before it goes to the ocean. these items end up off shore on boats. are these people just dumping these in the ocean on purpose? roughly 80% of the trash that we found out in these gyres, comes from land-based sources. litter in the streets, debris that you see inland. 20% comes from the maritime industry, from fishing boats,