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Sneakers, sandals and flip flops! Oh, my! During our local beach cleanups, LMC’s Conservation Department finds all types of shoes scattered about our shores. In our ongoing research to discover why and how certain debris items end up on our shoreline, we uncovered some interesting findings when it came to footwear. In studies on ocean…

Start your year off right by making informed, sustainable seafood decisions to help protect our ocean and keep plenty of fish in the sea! Eating seafood can be both healthy and delicious, but it can also be harmful to our ocean if not done sustainably. For years the saying, “there are plenty of fish in…

What do beaches in southeast Florida and New Zealand have in common besides the sand and the sea? Would you believe if we said an abundance of plastic lollipop sticks? Recently during the analysis of beach cleanup debris by Loggerhead Marinelife Center, hundreds of plastic lollipop sticks were being recorded, which was strange. In 2019…

Whether you have been following along with our 30 Days to Zero Waste Challenge or you are just starting your journey today, on this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, we are checking in on all of our cool turtles and hatchlings that are participating in the challenge and making their way towards a zero-waste lifestyle-…