State News

News     MARYLAND Biannual surveys of mid-Atlantic beaches consistently find balloons and related debris such as ribbons. These items can be mistaken by wildlife or even domestic animals as food, or animals can become entangled. Effective October 1, a new...

2021 Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Summit Held

MARCO The biennial Mid-Atlantic Marine Debris Summit was held virtually from July 20 – 22 and sought to highlight new or innovative approaches for reducing or preventing marine debris (and litter that becomes marine debris). Over the course of the three day...

Podcast by Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Partnership

News On The Capitol Beach podcast series, Derek Brockbank, Executive Director of the Coastal States Organization, spoke with representatives of the four Regional Ocean Partnerships (ROPs): Kimberly Cole of MARCO, Lisa Engler of the Northeast Regional Ocean Council...