Dutch conservation group The Ocean Cleanup recently flew over the ‘Great Pacific Garbage Patch.’ This area lies between Hawaii and California, getting its name from the high concentration of plastic floating there.
The Ocean Cleanup used advanced aerial technologies to analyze the density and frequency of pollution as they flew. The results of the flights were worse than they anticipated.
The observer crew spent two and a half hours patrolling the area. During that time, they identified over 1,000 unique plastic items up to 1.5 ft in size.
CEO and founder of The Ocean Cleanup Boyan Slat said the aerial expedition is crucial to the next step of cleanup.
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[Image Courtesy of The Ocean Cleanup]