96 Tons of Waste Gathered from North Pacific Gyre
Ocean Voyages Institute’s (OVI) sailing cargo ship, SV Kwai, has returned to the port of Honolulu after completing the second leg of OVI’s 2022 expedition.
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Apply: US Grant for Marine Debris Removal
The NOAA Marine Debris Program will award up to $56 million to fund projects that remove marine debris to benefit marine and Great Lakes habitats and communities.
Read moreNOAA, Makah Tribe Remove Derelict Crab Pots in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
This project resulted in the removal of approximately 7,000 lb. of pots and lines. It also supports the Washington Marine Debris Action Plan.
Read more170 Tons of Plastic Removed from Pacific
Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel, SV Kwai, docked in Honolulu after 35 days at sea, successfully concluding the second and final haul of the nonprofit group’s 2020 open-ocean recovery mission, adding 67 tons to the record-setting 103 tons (206,000 lb.) removed in June, which became the largest open-ocean cleanup in history. The nonprofit group’s total for the summer season now
Read moreLargest Open-Ocean Cleanup
Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel, SV Kwai, docked at the port of Honolulu in June, after a 48-day expedition, successfully removing 103 tons (206,000 lb.) of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone, more commonly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or Gyre. Establishing its lead in open-ocean cleanup, Ocean Voyages Institute has set a
Read moreYour Shampoo Bottle Could Be Made of Ocean Trash
Plastic debris in the oceans is a growing problem, and Procter & Gamble is getting in on a solution by planning to produce Head & Shoulders shampoo bottles that will be 25 percent made up of these recycled materials, collected by thousands of volunteers on the shores of France. This will be a limited run of up to 170,000 recycled
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