Where is the Marine Litter Coming From? CZMAI Wants to Find Out!
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Channel: Greater Belize Media | GBM · 2018 · News & Politics
For the latest news across Belize, visit: http://edition.channel5belize.com/ Marine debris can be found in any ocean of the world, along coastlines, beaches, rivers and other waterways. It is a growing problem for both humans and marine life, around the world and right here in Belize. Scientists have estimated that there are over five trillion pieces of plastic marine debris alone. Just a little over one-hundred years after being first invented, plastic is the most common marine litter and a recent study showed that same result for Belize. But the Coastal Zone Management Authority and Institute wants to learn much more about trash in our waterways. As a follow up to the launch of the litter campaign with primary schools a few months ago, the CZMAI is now training its partners in how to gather more data and better analyze the garbage found along the coast. News Five’s Andrea Polanco finds out about the importance of the “Standardization of Methodology for Marine Litter Sampling.”
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