Charles Moore, Founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF), will explore the consequences of our society's profligate waste over the last half century and how it is showing up in the ocean's food web from the smallest marine animals to the largest cetaceans. He will explain the unexpected longevity of our waste in the marine environment, how it threatens the ocean's biodiversity, and what we must do to change the tide of trash inundating our shores. Charles Moore founded AMRF in 1994 to study and restore the ocean environment. Since his discovery of the Eastern Garbage Patch in 1997, he has dedicated his time and resources to understanding and remediating the ocean's plasic load. For more information visit: http://www.algalita.org
This event is part of Marine Debris Awareness Month, sponsored by Hawaii International Year of the Reef, B.E.A.C.H., Malama Hawai`i, and the UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program. For more information about Marine Debris Awareness Month, please visit: http://www.b-e-a-c-h.org
Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Theatre