▁as ▁an ▁indicator ▁species ▁for ▁overall ▁b iod iversity ▁on ▁sand y ▁be aches ▁and ▁discovered ▁that ▁the ▁frequency ▁of ▁mechanical ▁beach ▁clean ing ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁factor ▁on ▁population ▁size . ▁Be aches ▁that ▁were ▁mechan ically ▁clean ed ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁times ▁a ▁week ▁hous ed ▁the ▁highest ▁number ▁of ▁g host ▁c rab s . ▁ ▁Red u ction ▁of ▁quantity ▁of ▁beach ▁l itter ▁through ▁educational ▁programs ▁Edu c ational ▁programs ▁and ▁volunte ering ▁effectively ▁catal y ze ▁behavior ▁change ▁and ▁aw aren ess ▁around ▁marine ▁poll ution , ▁leading ▁to ▁a ▁reduction ▁in ▁marine ▁de br is ▁and ▁a ▁willing ness ▁to ▁clean ▁that ▁is ▁present ▁on ▁be aches . ▁More ▁information ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁about ▁the ▁benefits ▁of ▁educational ▁and ▁volunte er ▁programs ▁under ▁the ▁Public ▁Eng agement ▁and ▁Beach ▁C lean ing ▁header ▁of ▁this ▁page . ▁Dec re asing ▁the ▁quantity ▁of ▁marine ▁l itter ▁makes ▁manual ▁beach ▁clean ing ▁an ▁easier , ▁more ▁effective ▁option , ▁even ▁for ▁urban , ▁frequently ▁used ▁be aches . ▁ ▁Rel ocation ▁of ▁collections ▁of ▁wra ck ▁to ▁ung room ed ▁or ▁less ▁popular ▁areas ▁of ▁a ▁beach ▁In ▁doing ▁so , ▁the ▁critical ▁nut ri ent ▁provided ▁by ▁wra ck ▁remains ▁in ▁the ▁e cos ystem , ▁limit ing ▁dis ru ptions ▁to ▁the ▁food ▁chain ▁and ▁e cos ystem . ▁O ft ent imes , ▁the ▁nut ri ents ▁from ▁wra ck ▁will ▁be ▁red ist ributed ▁to ▁gro omed ▁port ions ▁of ▁the