jamaica bay marine debris program nov 2016
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Marine Debris
Abandoned Boats
Gerritsen Creek Boats
Schmidt’s Marina
Old Docks and Floats
Balloons, plastics, Styrofoam, cans, bottles, etc.
Tires and Timbers
Plumb Beach, c. 2006
Religious Rituals
Incense Pots
Saris /prayer flags
Hindu Deities: Hanuman ( monkey) and Ganusha ( elephant)
Durga – Divine Mother
North Channel Bridge
In India during all Pujas one of the most common offering made is that of a coconut. It is a part of rituals carried out during everything new and happy – weddings, new
constructions, festivals, havans (homa). The coconut is broken and offered to the deity being worshiped and later on distributed as parsadam to the devotees.
VOODOO: Ghede Nibo is considered a great healer, carrying a bottle of white rum
He often also carries a staff and smokes a cigar. Nibo is the special patron of those who die young.Purple is considered his sacred color, and usual offerings include black goats, black roosters,
calabash, cigars, coconut, fried plantains, pistachios, smoked herrings, sweet sesame balls, and white rum spiced with African bird pepper.
Cigars and Rum, candles, matches
Santaria Ceremonies: Santería has its roots in the Yoruba people of West
Africa. The slave trade brought many Africans to Cuba, Brazil, Haiti, the southern USA, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and other Caribbean basin nations.
Chicken, vitamin C
Debris from People Fishing
General Shoreline Debris
NY State Coastal Cleanup
Church of God has been cleaning Jamaica bay beaches twice/yearly for last 8 years…
Spring Creek shoreline, September, 2016
Spring Creek shoreline, 11-16-2016
Spring Creek shoreline, 11-16-2016
Recommendations- Have Park Rangers do daily patrols of all known debris issue shorelines ( NC Bridge, Spring Creek, Plumb Beach, etc.), note violations and problems, talk with people, make friends and discuss park regulations and concerns. ( Roving Ranger)
- Learn about park users and different cultures.
- Place readable signage with distinct message at critical sites.
- Enlist volunteers and give out program flyers
- Enforce Regulations
Jamaica Bay Aerial c. 1938
New York Harbor Aerial c.1979
Jamaica Bay Aerial c. 1979
Stranded whales
Butterflies and Moths
Annual
Songbird
Census