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STOP THE CHANGING TIDE—BE A PART OF THE MOVEMENT

The Plastic Ocean Research Project Fundraiser

Eat, drink and show your love for the beach and sea 

The Elixir Lounge

August 22, 2009

6:00pm

 

UNCW’s Bonnie Monteleone and Jennifer O’Keefe, Director of Keep America Beautiful- New Hanover County, will represent North Carolina’s passion for the ocean by going out into the Atlantic Gyre, followed by Monteleone joining Algalita Marine Research Foundation into the North Pacific Gyre.  They will be taking samples to quantify pelagic plastics found on the oceans surface, collecting surface feeding fish to necropsy for ingested plastics and bringing national awareness to the issues of man made debris entering our oceans.  Most of this research is personally funded and why they need your help.

 

Why is this research and outreach vital? Below is an image of a local Wilmington Beach.

Phyto by John Middleton

Come out to listen to local artists, eat, drink and enjoy

the bodacious Elixir Lounge in downtown Wilmington.

Take a chance to win cool prizes.

Proceeds will support the efforts of two local women going to the extreme to bring awareness to the issues of marine debris.

Chemically produced plastics are accumulating in our oceans due to OVER use and LITTER abuse.

It breaks down into smaller pieces, but never goes away.

Once trash enters the ocean,  this is where it can go.