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Acknowledgements

Content Development

  • Bruce Moravchik, National Ocean Service, Communications & Education Division

  • Alexandria Gillen, Marine Debris Program (Lynker)

Content Review

  • Melanie Herrera, Office of Response and Restoration (Lynker)

  • Katherine Nielsen, Office of Response and Restoration

  • Donna Roberts, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division (Lynker)

  • Doug Helton, Office of Response and Restoration, Emergency Response Division

  • Kyla Breland, Office of Response and Restoration, Disaster Preparedness Program (GenWest)

  • Tom Brosnan, Office of Response and Restoration, Assessment and Restoration Division 

  • Emma Tonge, Marine Debris Program 

  • Sierra Sarkis, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

  • Josie Galloway, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science

Web Development and Publication

  • Torie Ketcham

  • Georgia Shao

  • Brandon Richardson