Jul 5, 2020
On June 23, Ocean Voyages Institute made history after its team removed 103 tons (206,000 pounds) of consumer plastics and fishing nets from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GYRE), also known as the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone. The 48-day expedition set a new record with the largest at sea...
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