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Litter in Our Oceans, makes you want to cry
The floating debris will likely be carried by currents
off of Japan
toward Washington, Oregon and California before turning toward Hawaii
and back again toward Asia, circulating in what is known as the North
Pacific gyre, said Curt Ebbesmeyer, a Seattle oceanographer who has
spent decades tracking flotsam.
I was once on a ship in the Western Pacific Ocean, the
year was 1972, slowing sailing towards the Philippines. The
night was a star gazers delight, the ocean was bright with
plankton. I fear this scene, I saw, will be no more...
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Location: Hawaii

Location: Alaska

Location: Washington, DC

Location: Japan

Location: Korea

Location: Puerto Rico

Location: Paupa New Guinea
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The above images are from http://marinedebris.noaa.gov
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