The world according to me....

They are looking for discarded refuse on the beach. As part of an ongoing monitoring program coordinated by the Ocean Conservancy, every month there is a garbage survey on Shackleford Banks in North Carolina. The objective is to inventory all waste and garbage that occurs in a 500 meter transect of beach. Garbage researcher Zoë Meletis is currently the Marine Debris Survey Site Director for Shackleford Banks, and she says that there are 2-3 trash bags worth of garbage that are collected during the monthly surveys. Here is a partial list of what was found during the last few months:
-aluminum cans (over 60 in last week's survey alone)
-Styrofoam cups
-pieces of plastic and metal
-fishing line
-fishing floats/lures
-clothing
-paper
-food wrappers/packaging
-balloons
-straws
-pieces of boats
-pieces of furniture
-different kinds of foam

If anyone in the Down-East area of North Carolina is interested in participating in these surveys, please contact Zoë Meletis either by email (zam@duke.edu) or phone (252-504-7644).