We're always exploring new places to add to our list of debris-removal sites. There are many factors affecting our success including the underwater visibility and…
ODA's Articles
Here we offer a variety of articles written by ODA about our activities or issues of concern.
What a joy it is to see people take the time and effort to learn something so important as removing marine debris from the ocean to protect wildlife and habitats!
The ocean needs more Defenders like Abigail who want to "dive in" and help marine wildlife and their habitats!
ODA-Hawai'i continues to grow, adding our third dive partner on the Big Island. We had a fun and productive first ocean debris removal outing..
Persistance pays off! ODA-Hawai'i completed our "harbor tour" hauling in over 5,000 pounds of ocean debris!
We often return to known debris sites – often sunken vessels – because debris of call kinds gets caught on them. Nets are notorious for this, but on this day, we hauled out a hazardous trip…
There are over 200 chemicals in automobile tires – we don’t want those toxins leeching into the harbor waters and making the waters unhealthy for ocean wildlife. So our crew hauled out 110!
We’re always happy to pull up debris and remove it, but when a trap contains a live animal (or more than one) it is the ultimate joy to set them free. Come join the fun…