TREASURE COAST \u2500\u2500 The community is invited to participate in the 16th Lagoon Drift\u00a0Card Study.<\/p>\n
This citizen science study examines the motion of marine debris in and around the Indian River Lagoon and Lake Worth Lagoon regions.<\/p>\n
On Nov. 10 the public is asked to locate 4-by-6-inch, eco-friendly drift cards that will be deployed into the water at 14 different sites across Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Brevard and Palm Beach counties.<\/p>\n
If a drift card is found, it is crucial to report the specific location, date, and time found, and a photo of both sides of the card, then email it to lagoondrift@angari.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Please keep the drift card and do not throw it back into the water.<\/p>\n On the Treasure Coast, 240 plywood and yellow-colored drift cards will be deployed at various times.<\/p>\n In Palm Beach County, 320 bright orange drift cards will be deployed.<\/p>\n During prior experiments, drift cards traveled 276 miles north and have been reported north of Jacksonville, and 40 miles south as far as the Hillsboro Inlet.<\/p>\n This will be the 8th experiment in the Indian River Lagoon and the16th experiment in the Lake Worth Lagoon.<\/p>\n The citizen science program\u00a0brings experts closer to identifying debris hot spots, empowering the community to target cleanup efforts where they can make the greatest impact.<\/p>\n The ANGARI Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing marine and environmental science research and education, and other partners, organize the deployments and studies.<\/p>\n The drift card study is an extension of a study from Consortium for Advanced Research on Transport of Hydrocarbon in the Environment at the University of Miami.<\/p>\n