Some of the Cleanup of Maine’s Remote Islands by the Rozalia Projectd for a Clean Ocean, Based in Burlington, Vermont

This summer Rozalia Project for a Clean Ocean, a Burlington, Vermont non-profit, learned that marine debris is a persistent issue in the Gulf of Maine that continues to accumulate each year at a concerning rate.  The below findings underscore the significance of Rozalia Project’s efforts to address the problem.

Specificallly, the Rozalia Project  crew traveled 1,500 nautical miles during this effort this summer.  It visited 45 cleanup locations in the Gulf of Maine during 8 separate expeditions aboard the Project’s boat “American Promise.” Sixteen remote islands were visited and 114 hours were spent by a 47 member volunteer crew.

The five top items found were:  foam buoys/pieces; foam cups; other beverage bottes; and water bottles.

The bottom line is that 22,278 lbs of debris were recovered!

The Project had many partners in the State of Maine.   Some of them include Acadia National Park, Camden Yacht Cluib, College of the Atlantic, Outward Bound and the Vinalhaven Land Trust.  There are many more to thank for their assistance in helping to cleanup Maine’s remote islands! Thank you!

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