endless blue beneath my snorkel mask and have faith that I am not in fact suspended amidst a rainbow shower of microplastics.
To learn more about plastic and to get involved, please visit:
www.theoceancleanup.org
www.panexplore.org
www.oceanmediainstitute.org/explore-bermuda
www.5gyres.org
www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org
Documentation of this voyage resulted from the partnership of Pangaea Explorations and the Ocean Media Institute. Pangaea Explorations operates the sailing vessel Sea Dragon and works to actively strengthen the health of marine life through exploration, conservation, and education work while inspiring a new generation of leaders in conservation science, communication, art and policy leadership. The Ocean Media Institute serves to enrich and expand the public’s understanding of ocean science and conservation through the collaborative creation, exhibition, and open-distribution of innovative visual media as well as artistic approaches to ocean education.
i http://www.theoceancleanup.com/technology.html
ii http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025326X11005133
iii http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/06/0607_040607_phytoplankton.html
iv http://www.onearth.org/earthwire/ocean-plastics
http://science.sciencemag.org/content/347/6223/768.abstract
v http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/discover-issue/types-and-sources
Katie Jewett works with the Ocean Media Institute to increase ocean literacy and awareness in even the most landlocked of places. She splits her time between the Colorado Rockies in the winter and working aboard ferries, tour boats, and sailing vessels in the summer.
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