Since 2016, the Mississippi Coastal Cleanup Program has organized or facilitated a total of 43 cleanup events which attracted 10,662 volunteers who contributed 38,386 volunteer hours to remove 70.2 tons of litter from the beaches, waterways, wetlands, and roads of coastal Mississippi. The Mississippi Coastal Cleanup Program was formed with the mission of influencing active stewardship within our community by preventing and removing litter from the coastal environment through education, outreach, research, and cleanup events.
Program name
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium
Location
Mississippi Gulf Coast
State
Mississippi
Purpose
Citizen science marine debris monitoring and outreach.
Project Topics
Restoration/Clean-ups
Microplastics/Debris
Project Website
