My marine debris buddy Nick Mallos of Ocean Conservancy pointed me to this beautiful animated model by Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner of the University…
View More How wind-blown Japanese tsunami debris may move across the PacificCategory: Plastic
FEATURED POST: A (fetid) river runs through it, the Brooklyn edition
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of moving to a new city and getting your first apartment, and for me as for so many others,…
View More FEATURED POST: A (fetid) river runs through it, the Brooklyn editionWhere Do All Your Tinsel And Trappings Go After Christmas?
Now that the holiday season is over for many of us and all the wrapping and boxes and packaging is stowed away or thrown in…
View More Where Do All Your Tinsel And Trappings Go After Christmas?Japanese tsunami debris link roundup
Debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami is headed towards Hawaii and the North American west coast. For those concerned, several new sources of information are…
View More Japanese tsunami debris link roundupStriking image of plastic pollution in Philippines
This striking image of plastic pollution in the Philippines won first prize in the Ocean In Focus Conservation Photo Contest. First Prize goes to Peri…
View More Striking image of plastic pollution in PhilippinesHow scientists found debris from the Japanese tsunami 700 miles off Midway
About six months ago, University of Hawaii scientists Nikolai Maximenko and Jan Hafner mapped the likely route of debris dumped into the ocean by the…
View More How scientists found debris from the Japanese tsunami 700 miles off MidwayWhy you should wash your damn spoon
Poster by Max Temkin, via Grist.
View More Why you should wash your damn spoonWashed Ashore
Recently, my friend Michael Barton went to check out the Washed Ashore Exhibit, currently at Portland Community College, and was gracious enough to share some…
View More Washed AshoreTalking Trash at Georgia Aquarium Science on Tap
If you’re in the Atlanta GA area, this Wednesday evening is your chance to drink beer with two of your very favorite Deep Sea News…
View More Talking Trash at Georgia Aquarium Science on TapPlastic pollution on Hawaii’s famed green sand beach
I have a new post up at the SEAPLEX blog (where I put all my marine debris stuff). A couple weeks ago I was lucky…
View More Plastic pollution on Hawaii’s famed green sand beach