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MarineQuest Receives NOAA Grant for New Turtle Trash Collectors Program

Friday, November 09, 2018

UNCW’s MarineQuest has $262,206 in a matched grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program to continue its successful marine debris education programs. The grant will fund Turtle Trash Collectors (2TC), a new project that focuses on sea turtles as a key species to engage elementary students in marine debris prevention. The program launches in December and runs through spring 2021.

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