As editor of The Sea Life Aquarium at the Legoland Resort in Carlsbad, Calif., has a new exhibit aimed at raising children's awareness of plastic marine debris.
The project is called "Beach Trash, A Whale of a Problem." First grade classes from a local elementary school worked with environmental artist Teresa Espaniola to turn create a life-sized gray whale mosaic -- all made from plastic trash that the collected on the beach.
Megan Malaska, education specialist for the Aquarium, calls it "a life-changing project for these children. I have no doubt they will be life-long stewards of the ocean."
Hats off to the aquarium for raising awareness of this problem, starting with its young audience. Educating the public about marine debris is a key step in fixing this problem.
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It is nice to see that some people in the business of educating the public appreciate the problem of the floating debris in the Pacific Ocean for what it really is, i.e. a trash and litter problem. The root of the problem is unthoughtful and indiscriminate waste disposal. Unfortunately, that part of the waste stream that floats indefinitely is mainly polethylene and polypropylene, which is a small fraction of the trash.
Posted by Andrew Peacock | March 9, 2010 7:49 AM
Posted on March 9, 2010 07:49