Clean Seas Coalition
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Leslie Tamminen at leslie.tamminen@gmail.com
Under Construction
http://www.cleanseascoalition.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=60
Leslie Tamminen at leslie.tamminen@gmail.com
Oceans help feed the world, provide a living for millions of people, and are home to most of the life on the planet. NRDC works to protect our seas from pollution and exploitation. We help implement laws that allow overfished species to rebound, and we fight to protect coastal communities from offshore drilling. We work…
Revisiting SEAPLEX, 4/15/15 Scripps Environmental Accumulation of Plastic Expedition: Seeking the Science of the Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch, A thousand miles off California, the North Pacific Ocean Gyre contains one of the largest ecosystems on Earth – but it may be in danger from a deluge of accumulated plastic trash. Dubbed the “Great Pacific Ocean…
We face many complex challenges when it comes to a clean and healthy ocean, but one problem is simple to understand: Trash. People know that trash in the water: compromises the health of humans, wildlife and the livelihoods that depend on a healthy ocean; threatens tourism and recreation, and the critical dollars they add to…
Plastic Ocean is a pivotal work co-authored by Captain Charles Moore and Cassandra Phillips, first published in 2011. It chronicles Moore’s groundbreaking discovery in 1997 of the vast plastic accumulation in the North Pacific Gyre, an area now commonly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The book delves into Moore’s subsequent expeditions aboard his…
Video Synopsis This video features insights from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography on the critical connection between scientific research and environmental responsibility. Through their comprehensive study of ocean, land, and atmospheric systems, Scripps researchers have gained profound understanding of humanity’s significant environmental impact on Earth. Key Messages Scientific Understanding Drives ActionScripps’ oceanographic research has revealed…