About 80 Hawaii Preparatory Academy students in grades four, five and seven and 12 teachers and parent volunteers recently participated in the annual International Coastal Cleanup sponsored by The Ocean Conservancy.
About 80 Hawaii Preparatory Academy students in grades four, five and seven and 12 teachers and parent volunteers recently participated in the annual International Coastal Cleanup sponsored by The Ocean Conservancy.
The students, who focused their efforts at Spencer Beach Park, Kawaihae Small Boat Harbor and Kawaihae Surf Park, gathered 800 pounds of debris including 848 cigarette butts, 373 plastic and metal bottle caps and 161 food wrappers. The students also gathered 138 yards of fishing line, 55 yards of rope, 192 beverage bottles and cans, bedsprings and car axles. Seventh-graders analyzed and documented their findings.
The International Coastal Cleanup is the world’s largest volunteer effort for oceans and waterways. Volunteers of all ages from every continent remove trash and record specific types of marine debris being collected, allowing The Ocean Conservancy to compile, analyze and track this data every year.