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


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

Great Pacific Garbage Patch on a calm day

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Coca-Cola Plastic Crate found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Coca-Cola Plastic Crate found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Captain Russ Johnson
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Coca-Cola Plastic Crate found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Coca-Cola Plastic Crate found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Coastal Sponge collected from Coca-Cola Plastic Crate found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Coca-Cola Plastic Crate found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Pregnant Crab collected from  Coca-Cola Plastic Crate found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Industrial bucket found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Researchers / Citizen Scientists Janell Clark and Dillon Rainwater Documenting data collected in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Researcher / Citizen Scientist Janell Clark Documenting data collected in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Large Red Lightbulb from Japanese Fishing Vessel found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Large Red Lightbulb from Japanese Fishing Vessel found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Coca-Cola Plastic Crate found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Plastic Flower Pot found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Sea Live have made this their habitat and are constantly exposed to plastic chemical toxins that will leach from it forever.

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Pregnant Crab collected from  Coca-Cola Plastic Crate found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Pregnant Crab with eggs living on Coca-Cola Plastic Crate found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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Captain Russ Johnson attaching a satellite tracker and bio research tile to Industrial bucket found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

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Garbage and Trash / Debris in Ala Wai Harbor Honolulu, HI
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Garbage and Trash / Debris in Ala Wai Harbor Honolulu, HI
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Garbage and Trash / Debris in Ala Wai Harbor Honolulu, HI
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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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Services

Charter Tours on Honolulu, HI
Island hopping in Hawaii

Charter Tours on San Francisco Bay
​Charter Voyages
​Dinner Cruises
Sight Seeing
​Sailing Lessons
Ocean ​Plastic Waste Education with OPDERA.ORG
 

 

  

  
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