Conservation

Please consider adopting these three simple tips to protect our seas, streams, and water supplies:

• Join the Massachusetts Annual Statewide Beach Cleanup:
  Volunteers throughout Massachusetts turn out in large numbers each year for COASTSWEEP, the state-wide beach cleanup sponsored by Coastal Zone Management and the Urban Harbors Institute of UMass Boston. COASTSWEEP will celebrate its 24th year this September and October.

• Get a free Seafood Watch Pocket Guide from Monterey Bay or download the Seafood Watch application right to your phone:
  The Pocket Guide and Mobile application will help you choose ocean-friendly seafood wherever you live or travel. Worldwide fishing practices are damaging our oceans by destroying habitats and polluting water.
  Be a smart consumer of seafood!

• Consume LESS Bottled Water! Buy a BPA free water bottle with a filter attached.  Every year, over 300 million tons of plastic are produced and contribute to garbage patches in our oceans, which kill birds, sea turtles and other sea life; in the US alone we buy an estimated 28 billion water bottles annually and over 80% end up in our landfills.