Jun 08 2009
“Run of the Mill Ocean Trash” mistaken for Plane Parts?
Nothing like a Day at the Beach
Last week Air France flight 447 disappeared near Brazil, pieces of the plane were located in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean, according to investigators, but alas what Brazilian officials believed to be pieces of the missing flight turned out to be nothing but…and I quote “run of the mill ocean trash”!
Scientist claim that most of the ocean trash is small plastic items, however if “run of the mill ocean trash” can be mistaken for airplane parts, that leads me to believe that there are some pretty large “run of the mill” garbage floating around! This garbage tends to collect and gather in patches called gyres, where the current of oceans swirl.
Currently, there are around six major trash-collecting gyres in the oceans! In honor of the first U.N. sanctioned World Oceans Day, celebrate by becoming an active advocate for our oceans.
Reducing our carbon footprint by lessening our use of fossil fuels will lower the acidity in the oceans which in turn will help save the coral reefs and the entire ecosystem.
Be aware of your use of plastic products, especially the disposal of them. Plastic is not only the main ingredient in these gyres, but they are killers of ocean life as well. Plastic is often mistaken as food to sea turtles, ocean birds and other marine mammals, the substance causes problems in their digestive system that can cause the animals to starve or choke.
The problems that are endangering our oceans today, started with the human race, let it end with it!
Spreading the word…
~Wind
