When you think of terrifying monsters that might inhabit the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, what do you think of? Mutant sharks? Pissed-off squid? Rabid barnacles? (Well,…
View More The scariest inhabitant of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is not what you thinkTag: Pacific Garbage Patch
No, but in all seriousness…
There have been a number of posts at Deep Sea News lately that have attracted intense commentary and a lot of back-channel communication, some of…
View More No, but in all seriousness…How do you figure out how much plastic is in the ocean?
Nobody ever told me that becoming a marine biologist would involve spending four years figuring out how to count. Because, seriously, how hard can counting…
View More How do you figure out how much plastic is in the ocean?Behind the scenes: plastic-eating barnacles in the North Pacific Gyre
I’ve been temporarily released from my social media silence to talk about my latest paper, which is published in the open-access journal PeerJ. So first of…
View More Behind the scenes: plastic-eating barnacles in the North Pacific GyrePlastics expedition departs for North Pacific
My tall-ship-sailing buddies at Sea Education Association are headed out for a special Pacific plastics cruise tomorrow aboard the 134-foot brigantine SSV Robert C. Seamans. (Disclosure: I am…
View More Plastics expedition departs for North PacificThree Ways of Looking at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
O thin men of Haddam, Why do you imagine golden birds? Do you not see how the blackbird Walks around the feet Of the women…
View More Three Ways of Looking at the Great Pacific Garbage PatchLive from the 5th International Marine Debris Conference
This week I’m at the 5th International Marine Debris Conference in Honolulu, HI. (Oh, the things I do for science!) As you might know, I…
View More Live from the 5th International Marine Debris ConferenceWE R TAKIN OVAR UR CITY AN PRES
DSN’s vey on Miriam G. is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle. Head over to read about her recent work on the Pacific Garbage Patch…
View More WE R TAKIN OVAR UR CITY AN PRESMiriam On the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Miriam was interviewed on Earth Sky Science about her research on plastic in the ocean! Great job Miriam, a nice mix of enthusiasm, information, composure…
View More Miriam On the Great Pacific Garbage PatchU Hav Plasicz In Yr Oceanuz
This Sunday, August 2nd, a major scientific expedition to study the issue of plastic accumulation in the North Pacific Gyre will depart San Diego. The…
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