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2011
How 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 March 11 Japanese tsunami... >>
PRC & The STS Pallada Press Release : October 13, 2011
Russian Ship Finds Tsunami Debris where Scientists Predicted
Ever since the great Japan tsunami on March 11 washed millions of tons of debris into the Pacific, scientists... >>
New York TImes: October 12, 2011
The scientists’ goal is not just to get a clearer idea of the sheer amount of trash in the ocean and the speed at which it is dispersing, but also to monitor how quickly the debris is being colonized by marine life and whether it is transporting invasive species...>>
Discovery Channel News: October 6, 2011
"We'll be riding the same currents that are transporting cigarette lighters, bottle caps, children's toys and all manner of other plastic pollution generated by the tsunami" >>
Agence France Press: October 5, 2011
WASHINGTON — Fancy a holiday in a sea of junk? Environmentalists in the United States are offering "eco-adventurers" the chance to do just that >>
Montreal Gazette: July 28, 2011
VANCOUVER — A water sample teeming with tiny, colourful bits of plastic was just one of many troubling souvenirs that a group of researchers picked up during their trip to the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" earlier this month >>
ABC News - Watch Broadcast here >>
HONOLULU -- The team onboard the Sea Dragon, a 72-foot steel-hull racing sloop expects their mission to find the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" will take a week >>
San Francisco Chronicle: June 29, 2011
Green Builder Media announced today that environmentalist and explorer, Dr. Marcus Eriksen, will be the next visionary presenter for its Impact Series >>
TreeHugger - South Pacific Voyage: April 4, 2011
The samples collected from this voyage will be sent to the Algalita Foundation, which analyzes each sample and classifies all the materials found in them... >>
Huffington Post Article: March 22, 2011
Tsunami, a Sea Turtle and Plastic Pollution - This past weekend I was invited to work with the team at Algalita.org on the International Plastics Are Forever Youth Summit. On the shores of Long Beach, California... >>
Long Beach Press Telegram Article: March 13, 2011
First International Youth Summit - Young activists share ideas for cutting pollution. >>
Los Angeles Times Article: March 11, 2011
Southern California researchers say about 35% of fish they collected in the northern Pacific Ocean in 2008 had plastic in their stomachs. The study shows the troubling effect floating litter is having on marine life... >>
News Release: February 25, 2011
Student Teams to Arrive in Long Beach for 2011 International Plastc Pollution Summit >>
Algalita joins the 5th International Marine Debris Conference (NOAA). >>
Sierra Club COMPASS Article: February 25, 2011
In recent years, plastic pollution in our oceans has gained a lot of attention. Some peg the size ..>>
AOL News Article: February 24, 2011
Would You Pay $10,000 to Sail to a Floating Garbage Dump? >>
Mother Nature Network Article: February 15, 2011
Set sail to fight plastic pollution. Wanted: 10 eco-activists for a 20-day eco-adventure...>>
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San Diego Untion-Tribune Article: February 11, 2011
$10k buys a trip to see floating trash...>>
Press Release: February 8, 2011
Algalita's Summer Expedition to the North Pacific Gyre gaining momentum. >>
Letter to Editor: January 8, 2011
President Bill Francis responds to Editor of Science Daily
" Although I agree that there has been a lot of misrepresentation in the media of the size and description of a “Garbage Patch’, focusing on these parameters alone does not address the real issue.">>
Sea Pulse films at Electric Lodge in Venice, January 22.
Discover the beauty and threats to the world ocean. Macdonald Productions and Dance 4 Oceans are presenting Sea Pulse films >>
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