2019-10-17T09:00:25-07:00 2018-12-31 330302407 Guzman & Gray Certified Public Accountants 4510 E Pacific Coast Highway Suite Long Beach CA 90804 990 2018-01-01 330657882 ALGALITA MARINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ALGA 5625984889 148 NORTH MARINA DRIVE LONG BEACH CA 90813 KATIE ALLEN Executive Dir. 2019-10-10 true PATRICK S GUZMAN CPA P00354029 5624980997 2018 2020-01-14 16:20:31Z KATIE ALLEN 148 NORTH MARINA DRIVE LONG BEACH CA 90813 465005 false false X ALGALITA.ORG X 1994 CA TO PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS WATERSHEDS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND RESTORATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN FOCUS IS ONTHE ISSUE OF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND ITS EFFECT ON THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND POTENTIAL RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH THE TRANSFER OF TOXINS FROM INGESTED PLASTIC DEBRIS BY FISH AND THROUGH THE FOOD CHAIN. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF PLASTICS ON OUR MARINE ENVIORNMENT BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ECOLOGICAL VALUE AND VULNERABILITIES OF OUR OCEANS AND HOW INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS INFLUENCE THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND HUMAN HEALTH. 9 9 4 150 0 440223 435613 9471 32679 28035 -11136 974 2615 478703 459771 0 0 141114 193889 0 44342 295876 318646 436990 512535 41713 -52764 442120 404402 2327 17373 439793 387029 TO PROTECT THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS WATERSHEDS THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND RESTORATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN FOCUS IS ONTHE ISSUE OF PLASTIC POLLUTION AND ITS EFFECT ON THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND POTENTIAL RISKS TO HUMAN HEALTH THROUGH THE TRANSFER OF TOXINS FROM INGESTED PLASTIC DEBRIS BY FISH AND THROUGH THE FOOD CHAIN. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPACT OF PLASTICS ON OUR MARINE ENVIORNMENT BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ECOLOGICAL VALUE AND VULNERABILITIES OF OUR OCEANS AND HOW INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS INFLUENCE THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM AND HUMAN HEALTH. false false 302714 32679 EDUCATIONALGALITAS EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP WORK WITH STUDENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE HAS SUPPORTED 211 YOUTH-LED PLASTIC REDUCTION CAMPAIGNS WITH 307 STUDENTS IN 10 COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES (CALIFORNIA, HAWAII, SOUTH CAROLINA, FLORIDA, ARKANSAS, MAINE, OHIO), AS WELL AS THE BAHAMAS, ZIMBABWE, BOTSWANA, PALAU, NEW ZEALAND, KENYA, LEBANON, TUNISIA, AND CAMBODIA. ALSO DURING THE YEAR, ALGALITA EDUCATED 10,307 STUDENTS DIRECTLY THROUGH IN-CLASS WORKSHOPS AND FIELD RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES, DISTRIBUTED 250 PLASTIC POLLUTION TEACHING KITS, AND TRAINED 236 EDUCATORS ON HOW TO DEPLOY ALGALITA CURRICULUM IN THEIR CLASSROOMS THAT REACHED OVER 27,200 STUDENTS AROUND THE WORLD. DURING 2018, ALGALITA ALSO LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST ANNUAL YOUTH INNOVATION FORUM ON PLASTIC POLLUTION. IN ADDITION, THEY WORKED AS A CREATIVE LEAD FOR THE FIRST ANNUAL OCEAN HEROES BOOTCAMP. 77127 PREVENTIONIN 2018, ALGALITA OPENED THE FIRST PLASTIC-SMART COMMUNITY CENTER AND REFILL STATION IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE CENTER INCLUDES A PRODUCT REFILL STATION, ZERO-WASTE RETAIL STORE, TERRACYCLE RECYCLING DROP-OFF, AND AN PLACE WHERE ALGALITA HOSTS COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS THAT HELP INDIVIDUALS REDUCE THEIR WASTE BY DEVELOPING PLASTIC-SMART HABITS. ANOTHER HUGE SUCCESS HAPPENED ON MAY 4 WHEN MAYOR GARCIA SIGNED THE LONG BEACH POLYSTYRENE ORDINANCE INTO LAW. THE ORDINANCE WAS SUPPORTED BY ALGALITA RESEARCH THAT WAS PRESENTED TO CITY COUNCIL IN 2017. DURING THE YEAR, ALGALITA ENGAGED OVER 2,500 COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN BEACH/BAY CLEANUPS, DIY WORKSHOPS, EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS, AND FILM SCREENINGS. 60841 RESEARCHDURING THE 2018 CALENDAR YEAR, ALGALITA LAUNCHED AN EXPEDITION IN THE NORTH PACIFIC GYRE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH RESEARCHERS FROM CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH AIMED AT STUDYING THE IMPACT OF PLASTICS ON LANTERNFISH. OTHER RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 2018 INCLUDE SOUTH PACIFIC GYRE SAMPLE ANALYSIS IN COLLABORATION WITH UCN COQUIMBO THAT WILL YIELD THE FIRST EVER BASELINE DATA SET FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTRY, WASTE INVESTIGATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA, AND INSPECTION OF THE WORLDS FIRST GYRE CLEANUP SYSTEM. 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