Mission: Clean Beaches

08/16/2026

Our August clean up event is coming up! Please join us to help keep our beaches clean. If you can't make it, that's okay too! You can do a clean up ANYTIME, ANYWHERE and if you tag us we can help spread the word to make the world a cleaner place! Thank you to all of our supporters, especially our clean up sponsor, The Surfing's Evolution and Preservation Foundation!

08/03/2026

We love our educational outreach experiences! 🧫🔬🧪

We have had a busy season of summer camps and nature center visits! It’s hard to believe we are in back to school season. Know anyone interested in having more marine biology in the classroom or homeschooling? Send them to our website and book your educational experience today!

07/01/2026

A few days ago, the World Shipping Council released its annual Containers Lost at Sea Report. It revealed that an estimated 1,478 containers were lost at sea in 2025. The 2025 figure is an increase from the 576 containers lost in 2024. One major vessel loss accounted for 640 containers. As an aside, there were nearly five million pieces of Lego inside a single container lost overboard from the Tokio Express in 1997. And the Lego is still turning up, nearly 30 years on.

https://www.worldshipping.org/news/world-shipping-council-releases-containers-lost-at-sea-report-2026-update

06/20/2026

RIP to a true inspiration, Mona Khalil. We are so heartbroken.

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https://www.newarab.com/news/lebanon-sea-turtle-protector-dies-wounds-israeli-strike

Mona Khalil, protector of south Lebanon's sea turtles, died after an Israeli strike on her home, leaving a lasting environmental legacy.

06/20/2026

Cool opportunity for the kids!

Sanctuary School at the Enchanted Forest is being offered at 10AM AND 2PM over the summer! No sign-up necessary!
Sanctuary School is always on the third Wednesday of the month and geared towards ages 6-12.

06/20/2026

Great opportunity!!!

Marine Resources Council and the Environmental Learning Center are still accepting applications for the 2026 Youth Action Assembly in September! Students will come together to talk about the problems facing the Indian River Lagoon and brainstorm actionable solutions to fix them.

This free, one-day leadership experience is open to students in grades 7 - 11 in all counties along the Indian River Lagoon. Visit https://lovetheirl.org/2026-action-assembly/ to learn more and register!

06/08/2026

Happy World Ocean Day from Mission Clean Beaches!

Anybody know what these tracks are from?

Getting back to our roots and photo-documenting our beach surveys on our social media pages! We do a lot behind the scenes and want to keep you guys updated and hopefully inspire action.

You can help keep our beaches clean by picking up litter when you see it and never littering yourself. Also, supporting sustainable practices from the corporate to individual level are all pieces of the puzzle to solve!

We started back in 2012 just cleaning up the beach one bag at a time.

05/12/2026

Cool project from Inwater Research Group!

04/20/2026

ALIENS?! … or just a spring day on the coast?

What is the weirdest thing you have seen wash up on shore?

This is actually Porpita porpita. These marine invertebrates float along and use their tentacles to feed. They are in the same Phylum as jellyfishes (Cnidaria), but not considered to be one. Commonly called Blue Button and they are in a different Class called the Hydrozoans. Blue buttons and By-the-wind sailors are distantly related to Portuguese Man-o-War, all three in Class Hydrozoa. Pretty cool? Okay we might have gone too far with the taxonomy there.

Fun Fact: The blue sea dragon eats blue buttons. Say that at dinner and see the looks you get!

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