Clean Up Oceans is an effort dedicated to promoting issues and actions that help keep our oceans clean. After a morning walk on a beach, that found Preston McSwain and his family picking up trash every few feet, his kids encouraged him to post a picture of the trash on Twitter. It got a few positive responses from clean ocean supporters and the next thing they knew, the McSwain family fingers were typing away, setting up the clean up oceans website and blog to champion clean ocean initiatives. Since then, we have started a lobbying campaign to get Martha’s Vineyard to ban helium filling balloons. In addition, Clean Up Oceans has been profiled by the news website IRIS and helped make an impact on the America’s Cup balloon release policy. Even small actions can make a difference. Please help us spread the word and keep our oceans clean for many generations to come.