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Current Events in Marine Science

The Water Brothers: Plastic Ocean

12/1/2013

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"The Water Brothers is an eco-adventure documentary series following brothers, Alex and Tyler Mifflin, as they explore the world, uncovering the most important water stories of our time."
From the Water Brothers Website: The Series

These guys came on board Sea Dragon to do ocean plastic research in the North Pacific Gyre. They made a sweet video about their experience. This video explains the issue very well with cool animations, interviews and more!

"The Brothers embark on a sailing adventure to the middle of the Pacific Ocean to the remote “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”, a massive collection of plastic waste congregated together by swirling ocean currents known as gyres. What does the patch look like? How does it affect wildlife and the seafood we eat? Where in the world did this inconceivably massive amount of plastic come from and from what human activities, and more importantly, what can be done about it? The Water Brothers bring us some answers to this strange and disturbing phenomenon."
From the Water Brothers Website: Plastic Ocean
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Plastic link
11/16/2022 11:38:35 pm

Every 5 seconds, a tonne of plastic ends up in the oceans:
https://live-counter.com/how-much-plastic-in-ocean/
And remains there; virtually nothing is fished out again. The creatures are gradually suffocating from the stuff. Terrible!

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