Tag: marine debris

visitors looking at a new exhibit at SSC

Seacoast Science Center’s new exhibits show beauty of oceans, threats to them

January 27, 2020

Karen Dandurant | news@seacoastonline.comView on seacoastonline.comPublished January 25, 2020 at 5:31 PM RYE -Seacoast Science Center opened two new, interactive exhibitions, Restoring Reefs and NH Beaches, on Saturday and visitors were …

People cleaning up the coast

Beach Clean-Up Yields Big Results

On Earth Day 2017, the Seacoast Science Center hosted its 9th annual Rescue Run for Marine Mammals, and also hosted its first beach clean-up of …

#OceanRunnerNH: Bye Bye Balloons

November 17, 2016

Did you know that mylar balloons never biodegrade, and latex balloons take approximately five years to break down? Sea creatures often mistake balloons for a …

#OceanRunnerNH: The secret behind sea glass

August 23, 2016

Ocean Runner Nichole looks to Seacoast Science Center’s Heidi Duncanson to learn the secrets behind sea glass. As pieces of glass are “weathered” physically, by …

microplastic stuck to the bottom of a finger

Microplastics: A Macro Concern

Ashley Breault | Marketing Intern | Ocean Studies and Communications Student at University of New England We recognize that marine debris has become an alarming problem …