5 Gyre Experiences: Updates from the Sea

5 Gyre Experiences: Updates from the Sea

I recently left for a Plastic Pollution Expedition with the non-profit 5 Gyres.   It’s a journey of a lifetime through the Atlantic from Bermuda to Iceland researching plastic pollution along the way.   While out on sea with limited internet...
Microplastics Take Over Our Seas

Microplastics Take Over Our Seas

Microplastic was found in abundance off the coast of Bermuda in the North Atlantic gyre of the Sargasso Sea. What can we do to help change the large quantities of plastic that is ending up in our oceans?
Plastic Pollution Found In The North Atlantic Gyre

Plastic Pollution Found In The North Atlantic Gyre

Here are some of the plastic bits or micro plastics we found in the North Atlantic sub-tropical gyre that have to be separated and documented. We found nurdles, which I just learned about. They are the base of all plastic goods, pre-production microplastic resin...
Plastic Pollution Expedition with 5 Gyres

Plastic Pollution Expedition with 5 Gyres

I am so blessed and thrilled to have been accepted to join a plastic pollution expedition with the non-profit www.5Gyres.org .   It is the journey of a lifetime through the Atlantic from Bermuda to Iceland.  It was a detailed application process and I...