Josh Keller is the President of Scubi Jew at Eckerd College.  He wrote this piece during his summer internship at Clean Ocean Action on the New Jersey Shore.  

What do you love about the ocean? Is it the waves? Is it the fish, whales, or dolphins? Perhaps you love the salty sea air or the warm sand between your toes at the beach. Nationally, counties along the shore constitute less than 10 percent of the total land area (not including Alaska), yet are home to over 39% of the population (NOAA 2017...