Pacific Trash Vortex! Wow! I had no idea it was this bad!
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Did anyone see this photo that appeared on the cover of the local newspaper "The Maui Weekly" a couple weeks ago? It is a shot of Kaho'olawe and one of the (few) sandy beaches over there. Nice, huh? Not sure but that is either Maui or Lanai in the background... sad...
The caption read:
Northeast trade winds and prevailing currents bring a constant stream of debris to Kaho‘olawe’s five-acre Keoneuli Beach in Kanapou Bay. The drift of detritus includes fishing gear, nets, plastic and other material, which threatens coral reefs and ruins the habitat of a wide variety of endangered and threatened marine life, including the Hawaiian monk seal, the green and hawksbill sea turtles, humpback whales and seabirds. For years, Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission volunteers have participated in debris removal events that remove tons of material, including a 2010 cleanup funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which removed an estimated 20 tons of marine debris from the bay.
Northeast trade winds and prevailing currents bring a constant stream of debris to Kaho‘olawe’s five-acre Keoneuli Beach in Kanapou Bay. The drift of detritus includes fishing gear, nets, plastic and other material, which threatens coral reefs and ruins the habitat of a wide variety of endangered and threatened marine life, including the Hawaiian monk seal, the green and hawksbill sea turtles, humpback whales and seabirds.
For years, Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission volunteers have participated in debris removal events that remove tons of material, including a 2010 cleanup funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which removed an estimated 20 tons of marine debris from the bay.
Shaka Doug, have you ever heard of this project? This sounds like something that would be great for Hawaii or places that have trash problems.
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Originally Posted by Shaka Doug
