A Journey into the Pacific Garbage Patch [Slide Show]
Microplastic scooped out of the shallow water at Kamilo Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. Credits: Erica CirinoMicroplastic scooped out of the shallow water at Kamilo Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. Erica Cirino
Microplastic scooped out of the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean using a manta trawl. Erica Cirino
Microplastic on the shore of Kamilo Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. Erica Cirino
Point water sampler being lowered into the Pacific Ocean to 200 meters to collect a water sample deep in the water column. Erica Cirino
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Erica Cirino on sailing duty in the cockpit of S/Y Christianshavn. Erica Cirino
U.S. Coast Guard keeping a watchful eye on S/Y Christianshavn as it sails into Honolulu. Erica Cirino
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