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      Microplastic scooped out of the shallow water at Kamilo Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii. Credits: Erica Cirino

      A Journey into the Pacific Garbage Patch [Slide Show]

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      • Microplastic 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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      • Microplastic scooped out of the shallow water at Kamilo Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii.
      • Microplastic scooped out of the surface waters of the Pacific Ocean using a manta trawl.
      • Microplastic on the shore of Kamilo Beach on the Big Island of Hawaii.
      • Point water sampler being lowered into the Pacific Ocean to 200 meters to collect a water sample deep in the water column.
      • Erica Cirino on sailing duty in the cockpit of&nbsp;<i>S/Y Christianshavn</i>.
      • U.S. Coast Guard keeping a watchful eye on&nbsp;<i>S/Y Christianshavn</i>&nbsp;as it sails into Honolulu.
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