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OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSEL ALGUITA
2009 Gyre Expedition!
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Would you like to get your class involved with this expedition?
It is not too late! Send an email to;
vesselsupport@algalita.org
and I will send you information about how your class can participate!
More information about our educational resources can also be found at
http://orvalguita.googlepages.com/home
ORV Alguita in the news!
- ”Feds want to survey, possibly clean up vast garbage pit in Pacific” San Francisco Chronicle
- “Continent-size toxic stew of plastic trash fouling swath of Pacific Ocean” San Francisco Chronicle
- “El mayor vertedero del mundo está en el océano Pacífico” El Pais. Madrid, Spain
- “Floating rubbish dump in Pacific Ocean 'bigger than US'” Courier Mail. Queensland, Australia
- “Flotilla of trash trickles into isles“ Honolulu Star Bulletin
- “The world's rubbish dump: a garbage tip that stretches from Hawaii to Japan” The Independent. London, UK
- “We're drowning in an ocean of garbage” Denver Post.
- "Plague of Plastic Chokes the Seas" LA Times
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Winter Gyre 08 Expedition Research
On January 2oth, 2008 ORV Alguita set out on a winter expedition through the North Pacific Gyre, sailing from Hilo, HI to Los Angeles, CA to conduct further research on oceanic plastic debris. The crew of 6 collected samples for lab analysis, as well as for future Algalita Marine Research Foundation education projects.
Analysis from Algalita's September 2007 expedition shows a five fold increase in plastic quantities in the Gyre since Captain Charles Moore began his research in 1997. The data gathered during the winter of 08 once again showed an increase in the density of small plastic particles. We also discovered alarming trends in the consumption of these small particles in Myctophidae species caught in night manta trawls. A new area of research that we intend to pursue further in the 2009 voyage
Analysis from Algalita's September 2007 expedition shows a five fold increase in plastic quantities in the Gyre since Captain Charles Moore began his research in 1997. The data gathered during the winter of 08 once again showed an increase in the density of small plastic particles. We also discovered alarming trends in the consumption of these small particles in Myctophidae species caught in night manta trawls. A new area of research that we intend to pursue further in the 2009 voyage
September Gyre Expedition, 2007
ORV Alguita departed Long Beach California on September 9, 2007 for a three week voyage out to the eastern "Garbage Patch" in the Pacific Gyre. During this extended voyage the vessel's 6 person research team collected samples to help answer questions about the growing amount of plastic in the ocean.
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13 comments:
Well done Alguita! I've been following you daily, and am inspired to do some camping at Ka`alu`alu Bay next week- just around the the bend from Kamilo Beach. One of my most favorite spots on the island. I've been spreading the word on your mission as much as possible. Congratulations, and Aloha
Congratulations!! Your efforts are an inspiration to continue the fight against plastic and the awareness of its toxicity to both the sea and humans.
Thank you so much for keeping up the hard work, continuing the research and informing the public. Without your efforts we would not be where we are today.
Glad to have you back home on land soon. Enjoy the last few legs of the journey!
CHEERS!!
Your are doing a great work to indicate the severe impact of all plastic on the world and the sea. It saddens me deeply that you have to take such a journey, but how grateful I am you are doing it . . . .Five long cheers of appreciation . . .
Capitan Charles quiero enviarle las gracias a usted y a todo el equipo por la labor que estan haciendo, gracias porque a traves de ustedes pude enterarme de la situacion tan grave que esta nuestros oceanos por los desperdicios plasticos, ahora con mas consciencia estoy tambien colaborando en divulgar sobre su trabajo y la fundacion para que aprendamos a separar la basura y evitar que vaya a nuestros mares.
Captain Charles I just want to thank you and to thank the entire team for the work you are doing, thank you because through you I learned of the situation so serious that our oceans are suffering by plastic waste, but now I'm also helping to expand the word to the spanish speaking in this area, in west palm Florida to let them know the importance to separate the garbage
Thank you so much
Capitan Charles quiero enviarle las gracias a usted y a todo el equipo por la labor que están haciendo, gracias porque a traves de ustedes pude enterarme de la situación tan grave que se encuentrab nuestros oceanos por los desperdicios plásticos, ahora con mas consciencia estoy tambien colaborando en divulgar sobre su trabajo y sobre la fundación para que entre todos aprendamos a separar la basura y evitar que vaya a nuestros mares.
Captain Charles I just want to thank you and to thank the entire team for the work you are doing, thank you because through you I learned the serious situation that our oceans are suffering by plastic waste, but now I'm also helping to expand the word to the spanish speaking in this area, in west palm Florida to let them know the importance to separate the garbage to avoid this to go to our oceans
Thank you so much
evelyn
Hey Capt Moore and Crew! You must be feeling pretty salty by now -- I hope to be able to celebrate with you when you're back in slightly less salty Long Beach next week!
-Robb
I may not be able to make the coming-home party soooo
Welcome home and congratulations for an important job well done to Charlie and crew.
Thanks so much for all you have done--and are doing to raise awareness of our need to all be involved in making our world a cleaner and better place to live--for us and all the other creatures.
Ann Denison
HELLO,TO CHARLEY AND SEA-SONED CREW OF THE ORV ALGUITA!
Congratulations! I have been following your blog what a trip
I have sailed on the ORV and know what it's like. I hope to see you here in Loreto,BCS,Mexico soon to see The Big Fish. We hope to be opening the doors sometime in Feb.2010. Tell then Gods speed.Ole Olsen
Congratulations! I am very proud of the work you all are doing. You have inspired me to help spread the word to my friends, and to pick up litter at the beach every time I visit to prevent more plastic from entering the ocean. Great job!
Congratulations!! I am proud of the work you all are doing. I wish I could be there for the welcome back, but I live in Florida. You have inspired me to spread the word to my friends, and to pick up litter every time I go to the beach (which is often) to prevent more plastic from entering the ocean. Great job!
welcome back! Congrats for what you have done.
I've been following your work as much as I could. I think You've made a great work out there, but there are too much work to do for now on into the lab. So enjoy this moment, you deserve it!!. Let's party with you all and after that keep working and let's know what you found out!
I rise my glass of wine and I just want to say Thanks for share this wonderful work with me and let me take part of it. Cheers!!
Marcela Hernandez Leon
escuela Nª41 Montevideo Uruguay.
Congratulations, well done all of you, and a big thank you.
This is a very important cruise and an incredible opportunity for all those on board. Now stop preaching to the choir and let the world know what's happened to our oceans!
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