Everyone should be aware of this issue. More than that, we should all be doing something about it. This is no eco-nut exaggeration. We sailed through the "Trash patch" in the middle of the North Pacific for two weeks in 2007. Every time you see a plastic bag blowing down the street you can believe it will wind up in the ocean.
Let your conscience be your guide.
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interesting; I've heard about this plastic mass out in the north pacific. But I've also heard many many sailors who sailed the N Pacific say they didn't see any quantity of plastic. This is the first account I've seen of this.
interesting; I've heard about this plastic mass out in the north pacific. But I've also heard many many sailors who sailed the N Pacific say they didn't see any quantity of plastic. This is the first account I've seen of this.
In my opinion this is one of the most issues of our times. The human race has treated the oceans as a dumping ground for too long. The oceans are not infinite! The oceans ultimately sustain all life on Earth.
The conditions of plastic contamination in the ocean gyres are horrific.
I urge all sailors to be part of the solution, saying no to plastic bags is one easy thing everyone can do and legislation to outlaw them at a local level is a great idea!
Never throw plastic in the ocean and avoid plastic packaging are other great things to do. Recycling is another option.
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Nice to have independent confirmation of this... I agree it is a serious issue.
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Originally Posted by vega1860
Everyone should be aware of this issue. More than that, we should all be doing something about it. This is no eco-nut exaggeration. We sailed through the "Trash patch" in the middle of the North Pacific for two weeks in 2007. Every time you see a plastic bag blowing down the street you can believe it will wind up in the ocean.
Let your conscience be your guide.
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her going when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.
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A worthy one. There's an often retold story of 10's of thousands of yellow rubber duckies lost to sea when a container ship spilled them in a storm in 1992(?). Those little buggers are still washing up all over the world. Ocean currents are amazing. They are the true lifeline for life and climate.
Here's a wicked long version of those ducks' story, complete with Garbage patch.
Excerpt: ...“the garbage patch”—a purgatorial eddy in the waste stream that is approximately the size of Texas. “It’s like Jupiter’s red spot,” says Ebbesmeyer. “It’s one of the great features of the planet Earth, but you can’t see it.”
You can find a "cliff note" version out there, too...
Ahhh! The poor little Rubber Duckies. All alone on that cruel cruel Ocean drifting heather & Yon across the world.
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