Ocean Plastics Recovery Project

Graduate students working to clear fishing gear from the shoreline.

SWIMMER partnered with the Ocean Plastics Recovery (OPR) Project to fund trainees' participation in a 7-day coastal clean-up trip to Klawock, Alaska. The trainees took part in the collection of plastics that wash-up on the shores of Alaska and participated in seminars provided by the crew of the Steadfast, OPR's collection vessel. You can learn more on the Ocean Plastics Recovery website.