Register Now! Reignite your passion for teaching alternative students in a 3-hour virtual convening on Oct. 22 with New England Science & Sailing Foundation and NOAA! Connecticut's Congressman Joe Courtney, a champion of alternative education and the environment, will kick…
JOIN NAMEPA AT THE THIRD ANNUAL RECYCLE REGATTA February 15 - March 31 Create a model boat out of recycled materials in this engineering challenge to be crowned the champion of the recycle regatta! For more details and information on…
CONFERENCE DATES: JULY 14-17, 2021 July 14-16 will feature Plenary Speakers, Concurrent Sessions, and Networking from 2:00-6:00 pm EDT / 11:00am -3:00pm PDT / 8:00am-12:00pm HST. Our Student Conference will be held July 15 from 2:00-5:00 pm EDT / 11:00am -2:00pm…
The lifeblood of global trade is shipping. It is how we get over 90 percent of our goods, medicines, devices, and food. And it is thanks to seafarers that we have these things that we need for our daily routines. The global economy depends on the world’s 2 million seafarers who operate the global…
NAMEPA is proud to be a sponsor of the Recycle Regatta! NESS in partnership with Educational Passages is offering an innovative virtual competition bringing hands-on sailing and engineering education to students! Launched in 2020, the Recycle Regatta encourages environmental stewardship…
Check out our Jan. 2021 Newsletter! This edition includes topics on new legislation to help Save Our Seas, new technologies, upcoming events and an innovative way to provide marine education.
NAMEPA’s education and outreach team presented “Talking Trash” to local Girl Scout Troop 50440 of Newtown, CT. Participants learned about the origin of waterborne trash, how long items persist in the environment, effects on aquatic organisms and the ecosystem. After a…
“What’s in Your Stack?” Unites students, regulators, industry, and conservationists to Save Our SeasBy: Nina Quaratella, Education and Outreach Director, NAMEPAFog set over the Golden Bear, the maritime training vessel docked at California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime), and…
“What’s in Your Stack?” Conference unites students, regulators, industry, and conservationists to Save Our SeasJanuary 17, 2019 – The North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA) and California State University Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) co-hosted the “What’s in Your Stack?” conference…
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington’s newly formed chapter of UNCW NAMEPA helped celebrate World Ocean Day at a special event on campus June 8th. UNCW NAMEPA’s leadership participated in the event to help educate families in the community. We had a great time with the families who came to this special event! We were able to teach people of all ages how long certain types of trash remain in the ocean by having them play a matching game thanks to supplies provided by NAMEPA and Marine Quest.