Tangaroa Blue

🏖️🌀50% of plastic debris found on NSW beaches spent only 8 days at sea and traveled just 20km. Using 10+ years of @TangaroaBlue #CitizenScience data, @OceanRes_UNSW & @UNSW_CSDR backtracked marine debris to identify likely sources and route of travel. 👀 unsw.edu.au/news/2025/03/u…

@TangaroaBlue x @Ship4Good - exciting announcement!!! 💙⚓️🐬🌏

Another piece of ghost gear is tagged with a #ProjectReCon buoy! Our partners at Ports North spotted this ghost gear drifting in Boyd Bay, Weipa. A GPS buoy was attached and this 2m long, 1m wide, and 6m deep ghost gear is now under our watchful eye until it can be removed.

#RUBBERCRUMBFAIL - Hinchinbrook Shire, Ingham - Rotary Park Both rubber crumb loss from the park surface & plastic strips are coming out of reinforced concrete. In the tropics, mould growth needs high pressure hosing. So there is no surprise this type of pollution occurs.

Back in 2007, Wally stumbled upon plastic resin pellets for the first time. This started our mission to influence the plastics industry to stop losing feedstock during their operations, and eventually the implementation of Operation Clean Sweep in 2015. #Decade2ForTangaroaBlue

Legend long term volunteer Boyd will never let a piece of #marinedebris get the better of him. He has spent three full days making a dent in removing this trawling rope.

. @TangaroaBlue is receiving $3.5m to support #marinedebris removal & prevention activities across the #GreatBarrierReef. Funding will help continued delivery of the #ReefClean program. Learn more or to get involved: brnw.ch/21wHnSz🐠 🪸#ReefTrust 📷 Tangaroa Blue

Celebrating 20 Years of Tangaroa Blue Here is a throwback to October 2005 during our first Cape to Cape Beach Clean-up. We cleaned 30 sites with 100 volunteers helping between Cape Naturaliste and Cape Leeuwin in the southwest of WA. #Decade2ForTangaroaBlue

Another day, another #ProjectReCon buoy delivered. This one is going onboard Queensland Parks And Wildlife Service's Reef Ranger! @SatlinkSL #GlobalGhostGearInitiative #GGGI #CitizenScience #GhostNetWatch #OceanConservation #AMDI

Great evening celebrating at the launch for the 2024 Clean Up Australia Day in Sydney! We love the new CUA branding - well done for giving such a fresh new look to such an iconic Australian charity - we look forward to working with you in 2024! #cleanupaustralia #marinedebris

This year marks Tangaroa Blue's 20 year anniversary and to honour this huge milestone, we're making it a year-long celebration! Stay tuned for details on special events throughout the year. #Decade2forTangaroaBlue

Can you spare 5-10 minutes to fill our #ReefClean survey? Your valuable feedback will help us understand how our work may have impacted your knowledge and attitude towards marine debris. We're eager to ensure we're supporting you effectively. forms.gle/1WzpbuhLXCnnW7…

We have just wrapped up a string recycling pilot with @TennisAustralia at the @AustralianOpen! The recovered tennis strings can now also be processed through our #RigRecycle network.

As well as being destructive on-ground, ex Tropical Cyclone Jasper has had an impact on our beaches in the northern #GreatBarrierReef. That's why @TangaroaBlue is leading cleanups. Learn more: bit.ly/3RVbS6f 📷 | Reef Clean

150m+ of thick mooring rope was found snagged up on the reef. It was untangled and secured on a mooring with two #ProjectReCon buoys attached as we waited for the Cyclone to pass. Now the winds have settled, it was recovered and removed from the Great Barrier Reef! @SatlinkSL

#Chemicallightsticks are used for a variety of purposes, including in the commercial fishing industry to attract target fish. Volunteers from Coolum & North Shore Coast Care have picked up hundreds of these while monitoring turtle nesting beaches on the Sunshine Coast.

Oh the irony... #plasticseahorse #marinedebris

Here is a Summer Roll wrapper found on the Tasman Peninsula, tucked away in the sand dunes... used by date is March 1988! #Plasticpersists #marinedebris #AMDI #tangaroablue

We are very proud of this collaboration with @SatlinkSL - showcasing what can be done through the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (#AMDI) when clean-ups, data collection, tracking to the source and source reduction plans all come together with the right partners.

#AMDI is hitting some big numbers! Thank you to everyone who has added to the Database so far.