Grapefruit in the trawl? Crew pranks at sea
By Marcus Eriksen on May 20, 2012
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Humor is essential on the high seas...Rodrigo is our fearless skipper, Mexican born, has a long resume of sailing, and wears a red headband. Carolynn is on her fourth expedition on Sea Dragon, writes blogs daily, and asked me “What's Rodrigo’s…
Introductions & Adventures
By Ryan Cope on May 18, 2012
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Well hello!Allow me to introduce myself: I'm Ryan, recyclopath extraordinaire. I got into the world of plastic pollution after sailing through the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre in the summer of '08 while I was a student with Sea Education…
The New Reef: First sighting of a ghost net
By Marcus Eriksen on May 14, 2012
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Today the crew found their first ghost net - tangled snarls of discarded fishing lines and nets that can pose deadly threats for marine organisms, trapping dolphins, turtles, sharks, sea lions - even whales. Report from Marcus below on their…
What Does A Garbage Patch Look Like? Pictures of BIG PLASTIC and SAMPLES.
By Stiv Wilson on May 11, 2012
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Today the 5 Gyres crew encountered some big plastic garbage northwest of the the Marshalls (click here to see the position of where it was found-- zoom out to get landmass context)These pictures just came through on email from our team at sea…
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