SV Blue Moon works closely with ​​OPDERA.ORG - The truth about plastic waste in the world's oceans.

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Photos from SV Blue Moon's visits to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Recommended Resources

OPDERA.ORG
OPDERA is a nonprofit organization that raises awareness and educates the world about plastic waste in the world's oceans. OPDERA visits the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to document what is happening via photos, videos, data collection and collecting samples so you can see what is there, and to assist researchers working on the Ocean Plastic Trash Problem.
https://opdera.org

Smithsonian Institute
https://serc.si.edu/floating-ocean-ecosystem-tracker/why

National Geographic
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/great-pacific-garbage-patch/

Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch

Plastic Paradise
​Plastic Paradise is a very good documentary that introduces the Ocean Plastic problem and offers insights into how we got to this tipping point. 
http://plasticparadisemovie.com
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NOAA
marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/patch.html

Smithsonian
https://serc.si.edu/floating-ocean-ecosystem-tracker/why

Smithsonian Citizen Scientists
https://serc.si.edu/citizen-science/annual-citizen-science-newsletters/2019-citizen-science-updates



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