Beach Clean-up in Tarawa, Kiribati
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iribati is an independent island nation in the central Pacific Ocean. Tarawa is a small island and is the capital of Kiribati. It has many villages on the island. It is a place where culture and traditions are held and bonded strongly by its people. Tarawa has more than half of the country’s 119,000 people (2020). This island is known as a tour place for fisher-
men or guides from other countries. You may know more about this island if you follow up with pages on Facebook or just watch any post on Youtube. During our beach clean-up, which was our Oceanography project for this “Plastics and Oceanography” SEA Quest seminar, we found many kinds of waste or rubbish which are located on Tarawa. We decided to split or separate our ways to clean our different sides, so each of us picked our area from the
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by Luciana Tooma, Winnie Elliot, and Joseph Morimai Ratinteraoi Tarawa, Kiribati
