Clear Blue Sea

TO ACHIEVE OUR MISSION OF MARINE ENVIRONMENT CLEANUP, CLEAR BLUE SEA HAS IMPLEMENTED A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH THAT INCLUDES: EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND STUDENTS ON THE OCEAN PLASTICS CRISIS. CBSEA HAS INFORMED MORE THAN 2,500 K-12 AND COLLEGE STUDENTS ON OCEAN PLASTICS AND REMEDIATION INNOVATIONS THROUGH CLASS PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS, AND INTERNSHIP PROJECTS. WITH GUIDANCE FROM ACADEMIC PARTNERS WE DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT THE OCEAN PLASTIC CRISIS, THE NEED FOR GREATER RECYCLING, AND OUR FRED (FLOATING ROBOT FOR ELIMINATING DEBRIS) INNOVATION. ADVOCATING FOR OCEAN CONSERVANCY. CBSEA FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, INCLUDING BRIEFINGS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND INTEREST GROUPS, ADDRESSING THE SCOPE AND IMPACT OF OCEAN PLASTIC ON OUR ECOSYSTEMS AND ECONOMIC SECTORS. WE ENGAGE WITH PUBLIC, ACADEMIC, AND CONSERVANCY AUDIENCES THROUGH ACTIVITIES SUCH AS BEACH CLEANUPS, PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES, AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTREACH. INNOVATING WATERWAY CLEANUP SOLUTIONS. TO DATE, CBSEA HAS SPONSORED 250+ HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNS TO DESIGN, BUILD, TEST, AND DEMONSTRATE MULTIPLE FRED PROTOTYPES. WE HAVE TWO SMALL-SCALE 6-FOOT FRED OPERATIONAL PROTOTYPES THAT ARE BEING UPGRADED FOR A ROBOT SWARM CAPABILITY, TO WORK IN FLEETS CLEANING UP POLLUTION IN LOCAL WATERWAYS. WE ALSO HAVE A LARGER 16-FOOT FRED OPERATIONAL MODEL DESIGNED FOR LARGER BODIES OF WATER. WE ARE DEVELOPING INSTRUCTIONS FOR A DIY FRED TO ENABLE ANY HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS CLUB OR COMMUNITY CONSERVANCY ORGANIZATION AROUND THE WORLD TO BUILD THEIR OWN FRED AND DEPLOY THE ROBOT TO CLEAN UP ITS LOCAL MARINE ENVIRONMENTS. ALL FREDS HAVE BEEN TESTED IN OUR LOCAL SAN DIEGO MISSION BAY AND PLAN FOR FURTHER TESTS IN LOCAL SAN DIEGO WATERWAYS TO DEMONSTRATE OUR ROBOT CAPABILITIES.