the great pacific garbage patch was found to exist for the first time in person in 1988.
the great pacific garbage patch was found to exist for the first time in person in 1988.
when was the great pacific garbage patch found to exist for the first time in person?
1988
the junk raft project was organized by dr. marcus eriksen, joel paschal and anna cummins in long beach, california in 2008, to bring attention to the issue of plastic pollution in the great pacific garbage patch. the project was launched with the algalita marine research foundation, after founder charles j. moore encountered the patch in 1997. organizers hoped to "creatively raise awareness about plastic debris and pollution in the ocean," specifically the great pacific garbage patch trapped in the north pacific gyre, by sailing 2,600 miles across the pacific ocean on a raft made from an old cessna 310 aircraft fuselage and six pontoons filled with 15,000 old plastic bottles. crewed by dr. marcus eriksen of the foundation and film-maker joel paschal, the raft set off from long beach, california on 1 june 2008, arriving in honolulu, hawaii on 28 august 2008. on the way, they gave valuable water to record-holding ocean rower roz savage, also on an environmental awareness voyage, when her supplies dwindled.
junk raft
the south pacific garbage patch is an area of elevated levels of marine debris and plastic particle pollution, most of which is concentrated within the ocean's pelagic zone. it is located within the south pacific gyre, which itself spans from waters east of australia to the south american continent, as far north as the equator, and south until reaching the antarctic circumpolar current. the degradation of plastics in the ocean also leads to a rise in the level of toxins in the area. this garbage patch is the most recently discovered having only been confirmed in mid-2017. the south pacific garbage patch has been compared in nature to the great pacific garbage patch's state in 2007, making the former ten years younger. the garbage patch is impossible to detect using satellites, or other visual means as most particles are smaller than a grain of rice.
south pacific garbage patch