Category Archives: marine debris

50,000+ golf balls, along a coast

Posted on 26 January 2019 by

KQED carried a story about free diver and 16 y.o. Alex Weber who discovered not only a new source of plastic pollution, but another testament to the casual, careless sloppiness of people. And Ms Weber has converted it into a … Continue reading →

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Plastics in the oceans!

Posted on 15 December 2018 by

From Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: (Click on image to see a larger figure, and use browser Back Button to return to blog.) “Tracking a snow globe of microplastics“ “WHOI Marine Microplastics Initiative“ “Sweat the small stuff“ “A hitchhiker’s guide to … Continue reading →

Posted in marine debris, microplastics, oceanic eddies, oceanography, oceans, plastics, WHOI, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | Leave a comment