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From Water to Courts: Rec Fishing and Tennis Unite

What does recreational fishing and tennis have in common? Both sports are now diverting line and string to the Australian Marine Debris Initiative circular economy source reduction projects! We recently wrapped up a successful string recycling pilot in collaboration with Tennis Australia during the Australian Open in Melbourne and the Brisbane International in January. Throughout these tournaments, dedicated ‘stringers’ collected discarded strings, which will now undergo processing within the Rig Recycle network. The progression of the Rig Recycle program

31 January 2024

Ocean Plastic Products – are they credible or just greenwashing?

Tangaroa Blue as an organisation has been receiving lots of enquiries as to the credibility of products claiming to be made from ocean plastic. Today, with help from the Environmental Defenders Office, we have submitted a complaint about misleading ocean plastic labelling to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). To assist consumers and AMDI partner organisations in reviewing their own understanding of this issue, we are holding a Q&A panel session with experts from the plastic industry, the Environmental Defenders Office

23 January 2023

Busting Ghost Nets Haunting the Great Barrier Reef

World first program that uses retrieved and repurposed satellite technology to track and remove deadly and destructive ghost nets With giant ghost nets wreaking havoc on marine life and corals around the Great Barrier Reef, marine debris charity Tangaroa Blue Foundation has taken to the sky by partnering with international technology company Satlink to launch a world first program which uses satellite technology to tag and track ghost nets while retrieval teams are mobilised to remove them. Satlink’s “Project ReCon”

13 December 2022

14-Day Voyage to Clean-up Coral Sea

The team comprising of the GMY Rangers, Tangaroa Blue, Blue Planet Marine and Parks Australia staff departed for the Coral Sea aboard R.V Infamis in November. The purpose of the 14-day voyage was to collect, remove and analyse marine debris accumulated in the Diamond Islets and Lihou Reef within the Coral Sea Marine Park (CSMP) and assist in restoring the islands of the Park to their natural state. The marine debris collected on the trip has now been recorded and

9 December 2022

Sustainable Bubble Tea Project Successfully Implemented in Melbourne

Over the past weeks, Project Coordinator Jane has been visiting bubble tea stores to deliver free posters and chat with store managers about the Sustainable Bubble Tea Initiative. This initiative is a Source Reduction Plan (SRP) being implemented by Tangaroa Blue across Melbourne, initially focusing on the cities of Melbourne, Maribyrnong, and Greater Dandenong areas. We have worked closely with @kinoicollection to develop educational resources in English, Chinese and Vietnamese that aim to inform bubble tea customers and staff on

21 November 2022

10 Years Supporting Bay Ok Day

Tangaroa Blue Foundation was recently recognised as one of three organisations to have provided 10 consecutive years of support to Dunsborough Primary School’s annual Bay Ok Day. This wonderful event that is enjoyed by up to 700 students on the beautiful shores of Old Dunsborough in WA’s South West is a favourite on the school activity calendar. Bay Ok Day is a celebration of living in the Geographe Bay Catchment and an opportunity for the kids to learn about the

14 November 2022

Tangaroa Blue joined forces with Carpe Diem Education

Carpe Diem Education is an American organisation that provides gap year programs to students wanting to explore the world while learning more about themselves. The programs focus on community, cultural immersion, service learning, and adventure. Tangaroa Blue joined forces with Carpe Diem Education to provide the students with an in depth look at the issue of marine debris and what Tangaroa Blue and ReefClean are doing to combat the issue. They joined us for two GBRCU events and one ReefClean

17 October 2022

Join ReefClean’s 2022 Great Barrier Reef Clean-up!

Join ReefClean’s Great Barrier Reef Clean-up! Are you a citizen scientist who is concerned about the health of the Great Barrier Reef? Maybe a school or community group who would like to monitor the health of the Great Barrier Reef? Or are you a member of the local government, and would like to lead by example by becoming actively involved in contributing to the overall health of one of the most biologically diverse environments on this planet? Well then continue

29 September 2022

7IMDC Wrap-Up

The 7th International Marine Debris Conference (7IMDC) took place in September from the 18th – 23rd in Busan, Republic of Korea. This was an important worldwide event attracting governments, industry professionals and relevant stakeholders to share the latest science, develop strong relationships and collaborations and discuss solutions to the serious issue of marine debris. Tangaroa Blue Foundation were honoured to be able to participate in this event, with CEO Heidi Tait travelling to the conference to share the findings of

29 September 2022

Can YOU Help Fill A Gap On The Map – LAST CHANCE to Register!!

We wanted to give a huge thank you to all of the organisations, school groups, families and individuals that have registered so far for the WA Beach Clean-Up Event (14-17 Oct) – it’s shaping up to be an epic weekend. We’ll be sending out clean-up kits in the next week or so which will include everything you need to run your event safely and effectively. Check out our interactive map which shows where events have been registered so far this year. As you can see we

27 September 2022

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