Doug Woodring from Project Kaisei - Purpose of the SEAPLEX Cruise - Scripps Oceanography

http://www.diveintoyourimagination.com/news/the-garbage-patch/ Founder Doug Woodring of Project Kaisei joined the SEAPLEX cruise from Scripps Institution of Oceanography aboard the New Horizon on a 3 week long expedition to the North Pacific Gyre. They collected data to help find a solution to the "Plastic Vortex" forming in our Ocean. Doug Woodring discusses how the three founders, Mary Crowley, George Orbelian and himself formed Project Kaisei to help our Ocean Planet. For more information you can also visit their site at http://www.ProjectKaisei.org

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• Doug Woodring
• Annie Crawley
• Dive Into Your Imagination
• Project Kaisei
• Plastic Ocean
• Plastic Island
• marine climate change
• New Horizon
• plastic vortex
• North Pacific Gyre
• marine debris
• the garbage patch
• ocean habitat
• ocean biology
• Scripps
• SEAPLEX

[oceanrev]

Great work, this is such a big problem + should serve as a loud, clear cautionary tale.

Plastic's had a 100 yr free reign on earth w/ ugly consequences for us, the ocean + animals.

Let's work to create reuse, disposal, recycling solutions BEFORE or at least AS we globally distribute massive amounts of the next wonderful "miracle" material. And put the responsibility on those making/selling the stuff rather than all of us. Lots of cleaning up to do + a global throw-away culture to evolve!