MARINE DEBRIS CALENDAR ART

The BSEE Marine Debris Program is distributing images of calendar art to promote good practices for reducing marine debris.  The idea is to constantly place these concepts before offshore workers to remind them to prevent marine debris.  We encourage you to use these images (especially offshore) for computer “desktop backgrounds”, for screensavers, on phones, etc.  It’s some really cool art work, so we want to share it with everyone for their own use and enjoyment.  These could also be printed for wall display or any other feasible use (email me for high resolution image files).  Use of these images so that workers will frequently see them will help reduce marine debris.  

The art work originates from an art contest sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris Program (http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/outreach/artcontest.html).  The art contest enlists students in Kindergarten through 8th grade from all U.S. States and territories.  Each year in October, students submit art work based on the theme, “Keep the Sea Free of Debris”.  The 13 winning art pieces are used for the calendar (cover art and 12 months).  The metadata embedded in each image gives the name of the artist, their grade, and the State where they live.  It also includes the short narrative they wrote about how marine debris affects the oceans (and Great Lakes) and what they are doing to help prevent marine debris.  

The images are available for download from BSEE’s Office of Environmental Compliance, Marine Trash and Debris webpage: https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/environmental-focuses/marine-trash-and-debris-program.  


INSTRUCTIONS: (These instructions are for Windows 7; may vary slightly for other Windows versions).  Navigate to the folder with the Zip file, right-click and select “Extract All” or select “Winzip” - “extract to here”.  

WALLPAPER INSTRUCTIONS: In the folder with the images, right-click on any image, and select “Set as desktop background”.  Go to the computer desktop and right-click on your desktop; select “Personalize”; select “Desktop Background”; select all the images in the folder; set the “Picture position” to “Stretch”; set “Change picture every” to the number of minutes desired; save changes.  

SCREENSAVER INSTRUCTIONS:  Right-click on the desktop; select “Personalize”; select “Screen Saver”; set screen saver to “Photos”; click “settings”; browse to the folder holding the images, select and save; click “OK”.  

Internet Explorer Download: Go to the bottom of the page at https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/environmental-focuses/marine-trash-and-debris-program and click on the download link and SAVE the Zip file.  It will go to your “Downloads” folder.  Click “Open Folder” and move the Zip file to a folder of your choice.  

Google Chrome Download: Go to the bottom of the page at https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/environmental-focuses/marine-trash-and-debris-program and click on the download link and select “Save File” the Zip file will be saved to your “Downloads” folder.  Open the Downloads folder (typically at C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\Downloads) and move the Zip file to a folder of your choice.  

Firefox Download: Go to the bottom of the page at https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/environmental-focuses/marine-trash-and-debris-program and click on the download link and SAVE the Zip file to a folder of your choice.  

OTHER INFORMATION:
Here’s what the NOAA website says about use of these images.  http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/disclaimer: “Information presented on this Website is considered public information and may be distributed or copied.  This website is maintained by the NOAA Marine Debris Program.”  


Jim Sinclair, Marine Ecologist 
Marine Trash & Debris Program Coordinator 
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement 
Office of Environmental Compliance 
MarineDebris@bsee.gov 
James.Sinclair@bsee.gov  
