The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Is this the ocean you want?
The choice is up to you!
Take a good look at this photo. Everything ends up in our oceans. Would you swim in this?
Photo by Stian Olsen
Located between California & Hawaii
THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH
The distance from California to Honolulu, Hawaii is 2,551 miles. The patch is thought to be the size of 2 Texas states. Texas is the second largest state in our nation.
What is an ocean Gyre & why should we be concerned?
Image a yard stick. Now put 30 end-to-end and that is the thickness we are talking about.
Photo by NASA Goddard Photo and Video
Who discovered the patch?
Race boat captain, Charles Moore
On a trip back home to Long Beach from racing his boat in Hawaii, Charles Moore wanted to take the short cut home. He ended up sailing back through the garbage patch. It took him and his men 7 straight days to get through the floating trash.
Where is all garbage coming from?
All over the world, caused by 80% land run off and 20 % ship dumping
This is how some people live in parts of the world. They have no dumps for their trash so this could end up in the ocean. Aren't you glad we have weekly trash & recycling pick up?
Photo by Marco Bellucci
How is it effecting the sea life?
This is reality. This is what is happening to our sea life.
Is garbage killing the sea life?
This dead albatross is filled with plastic he ate. He suffered a slow death.
Big birds are eating to feed their babies. When they feed the babies they don't know they are giving them plastic.
Charles Moore is doing his part.
His environmental organization, Algalita Marine Research Foundation, continues to research and raise awareness.
This seal is trying to be released from all the netting it is tangled in.
The Pacific Trash Vortex, another idea.
(The Great Pacific Garbage Patch)
This is a picture of one possible clean-up idea.
Photo by cesarharada.com
