Tangaroa Blue® Foundation & the Australian Marine Debris Initiative®

Scope of work

Tangaroa Blue Foundation is an Australian-wide not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the removal and prevention of marine debris. We are accredited to the United Nations Environment Programme, and our work contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 17. We created the Australian Marine Debris Initiative (AMDI) to empower communities to monitor local marine debris and contribute to the most comprehensive marine debris database in the Southern Hemisphere.

About AMDI

AMDI consists of a on-ground network of hundreds of thousands of volunteers, communities, and over 3,200 partner organisations that contribute data from beach and waterway clean-ups. The network uses data from the AMDI Database, to plan and implement solutions to stop the flow of litter at the source. The AMDI helps communities look after their coastal environment by providing resources and support programs and collaborating with industry and government to create change at state, national and international levels.

The AMDI Network has now collected and recorded data on over 30 million marine debris items (Nov 2025).

The AMDI Data Collection App is free to use and can be downloaded from Google Play or the Apple App Store.

Volunteer at a beach clean-up with Tangaroa Blue Foundation. Check out the events calendar.