Garbology
Coastal Trash Analysis – Van Vleck (Real Media)
Along the Rio Grande – Laredo (Real Media)
O. H. Herman Middle School

Van Vleck
Garbology studies along the Colorado River

Selkirk Island, Colorado River- Kicknet
Typical catch is grass shrimp, crabs, and clay
Typical catch is grass shrimp, crabs, and clay

Linville Creek tributary to Colorado River has become bi-county dump site

Linville Creek Cyber Site1: Testing for salinity; standing BK. Katie Brooker, Jalynn Reutsch, Denae Trahan, Rebecca Clements, Vicki Talefuse

Matagorda beach jetty on typical December day

Tropical Storm Francis '98 took out 60' section of pier

Shark fin found during beach trash survey

National Marine Debris Monitoring Project: Reg. 5-site 6 Beach survey, Dec. 99
Avg. 25-30 bags of trash, 500+/-lbs. mainly plastics
Avg. 25-30 bags of trash, 500+/-lbs. mainly plastics

Rubber glove used on off-shore rigs: bears distinctive diamond shaped Turtle bite marks

Joy Peters: Balloons found during cleanup that actually came from our school!
