Project Kaisei - Darcy Taniguchi - Microbial Communities and Plastic - The Garbage Patch - Scripps

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Darcy Taniguchi studies microbial communities and plankton and how they are affected by plastic in the North Pacific Gyre. Phytoplankton are so important because they provide 50-90% of our oxygen. SEAPLEX scientists aboard the Scripps Institution of Oceanography vessel, New Horizon, were out to study the plastic and marine debris issue facing our ocean. Project Kaisei helped fund this expedition and Annie Crawley from Dive Into Your Imagination was aboard to document hoping to change the way a new generation views our ocean.

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