Category Archives: Blog
Life On A 20 Degree Tilt
12-5-2010 The winds have picked up, we have left the heaviest part of the plastic accumulation zone, (aka the S. Atlantic Gyre). Capt. Clive was looking forward to putting the sails up. It’s been nice to not hear the engine
Dolphins, Whales and Blue Skies Goodbye
12-4-2010 We have motored out of the high pressure system formerly know as the South Atlantic Gyre. The morning was full of the usual bringing in the Manta Trawl and seeing plastic and a variety of small sea creatures. There
Reflections On The Voyage
Dec 3, 2010 The plastic pollution issue inspired me to start Environmental Cleanup Coalition (ECC) over 3 1/2 years ago. As Founder and Executive Director of ECC, I was honored and excited by the invitation from Dr. Marcus Eriksen to
Rope, Kelp and Birthdays
12-1-2010 Things of similar size travel together, yesterday our trawling yielded a lot of rope pieces and a few pieces of kelp. A couple of days ago we collected 3 buoys, which were miles apart. Almost all of the bigger
Whales & Plastic Pollution
11-29-2010 A few whale spouts off on the horizon, then a full breach. They were so far away we could not identify what kind, but we think they were humpback whales. It was a big day of plastic pollution collecting.