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We had an amazing time this month helping out at the yearly larapuna / Bay of Fires community weekend! Over 3 days we cleaned beach debris and removed the invasive weed 'sea spurge'. •
This is the 3rd year adrift lab has taken part in the event, connecting with local community members and communicating our #plasticpollution research!
All our data was uploaded to @tangaroablue database!
Thanks to our friends at @taswalkingco @tasmaniaparks and the Friends of BoF / larapuna for organising the day!
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#SciComm #marinepollution #take3forthesea #saveourseabirds #seabirds #adriftadventures #zerowaste #tasmania #australia #discovertasmania #beach #ocean

Throwback to our Lord Howe Island adventure!
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#adriftadventures #lordhoweisland #australia #island #plasticpollution #saveourseabirds #fieldwork #fieldnotes #seabirds

Mondays...
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#tern #bubblesnotballoons #birdsofaustralia #saveourseabirds #seabirds #seabirdsentinel #plasticocean #plasticpollution #zerowaste

Look at this stunning sunset at our local fieldwork site! Places like this are helping researchers like us understand the impacts of plastics on wetland birds.
With #plasticfreejuly just days away, you can help protect aquatic life by going #zerowaste !
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#discovertasmania #tasmania #seabirdsentinel #plasticpollution #plasticfree #wetlands #plasticocean #oceanguardian #saveourseabirds #adriftadventures

Do you remember this photo from 2017? It went viral after Adrift Lab's Dr Jennifer Lavers and Dr Alex Bond published a paper reporting that the beaches of Henderson Island contained an estimated 38 million pieces of plastic debris.

This June, Jenn and Alex are venturing back to Henderson with a group of scientists, environmentalists, filmmakers, and artists to undertake a mammoth beach clean-up, and to collect data on the impacts of plastic on the wildlife and the island.
Check out the amazing comic by @cruising_cartoonist outlining the epic adventure.
We can't wait to share with you all of their photos and stories when they return!
@pewenvironment @the_explorers_club @imas_utas @universityoftasmania
#hendersonisland #plasticpollution #oceanplastic #beachcleanup #saynotoplastic #plasticfree #pacificgarbagepatch

Happy world turtle day everyone!🐢
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All 7 species of sea turtle are threatened by marine debris.
You can help by blowing #bubblesnotballoons, staying no to straws and reducing your plastic footprint! 🌊
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#marineconservation #plasticpollution #plasticfree #plasticocean #turtle #seaturtles #oceanguardian

Today, May 17th, marks the International Day Against Homophobia Biphobia and Transphobia #idahobit2019. Adrift lab is proud to support our #lgbt students, mentors, and collaborators, and stand in solidarity with our fellow #queerinstem researchers across the globe! 🏳️‍🌈
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This image we've dubbed, 'the world's saddest rainbow' is made from plastic ingested by Laysan #Albatross. A species which is commonly known to form female-female pairs when raising their young. 🌊
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#pride #lgbtqi+ #prideinstem #seabirds #plasticocean #plasticpollution #plasticfree #STEM #idahobit #queer #oceanguardian #marineconservation #marinebiology

Congratulations to Megan who has recently been awarded a BirdLife Northern New South Wales grant. This funding will allow Megan to return to her study site, Lord Howe Island, for two more field seasons!

@birdlifeoz @imas_utas @universityoftasmania

#plasticpollution #fieldwork #seabirds #adriftadventures #lordhoweisland

All this plastic has been eaten by shearwaters 🌊
Spot the @tictacglobal lid, toy dump truck tray, @lego and the sea of plastic fragments that are polluting our oceans. •
#plasticocean #plasticpollution #saveourseabirds #adriftadventures #zerowaste #plasticfree #ocean #oceanguardian

128 pieces of plastic in a 90 day old Flesh-footed Shearwater chick. Does anything look familiar?
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#bubblesnotballoons #plasticpollution #saynotoplastic #seabird #plasticfree #zerowaste #saveourseabirds #adriftadventures #seabird #seabirdsentinel #marinepollution #marinedebris