Clean up ocean plastic!

Cleaning up the deadliest form of ocean plastic--ghost nets

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The problem

An estimated 50% of all ocean plastic are deadly “ghost nets” (abandoned fishing gear), killing over 650,000 marine animals every year. That’s right--Whales, turtles, dolphins and all kinds of cuddly ocean babies.

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The solution

Veteran sailors GPS-tag ghost nets when they see them at sea, then send out a crew to remove them from the ocean!

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Meet the crew!
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about The project

Ocean Voyages Institute has been a leader in oceanic research and cleanups since 1979. In 2020, they broke the record for the largest single mid-ocean cleanup, hauling over 340,000 lbs. Ocean Voyages Institute GPS-tags `ghost nets` (abandoned fishing gear) and then deploys veteran sailors and islanders to pick them up.

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1/3 lbsOf ocean plastic removed per dollar
Meet Ocean Plastic.
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11MTons

Of plastic enters the ocean each year

50%

Of ocean plastic is from ‘ghost net’ fishing gear

1MLost

Animals killed by plastic pollution every year

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Tom Chi
Tom ChiCo-founder, Google X

He co-founded Google-X, is the Chairman of the Buckminister Fuller Institute, and is renowned around the world for his innovations. Tom is actively involved in creating drones that plant trees and regenerate coral reefs.

Chad Frischmann
Chad FrischmannCEO & Founder, Regenerative Intelligence; Former Senior Director, Drawdown Solutions

Chad was the lead research director for Project Drawdown, a compilation of the most substantive and data-driven solutions to climate change, integrating insights from more than 200 scholars, scientists, policymakers, business leaders, and activists.

Capt. Charles Moore
Capt. Charles MooreDiscovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

That’s Captain Charles Moore. He’s the oceanographer and researcher that literally discovered the North Pacific Trash Gyre, known as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” His 1999 study showed that there was six times more plastic in this part of the ocean than the zooplankton that feeds ocean life.

Brooke Darshana
Brooke DarshanaScientific Diver, J Craig Venter Institute

That’s Brooke. She’s a marine biologist and zoologist who spent 18 years living on the ocean 🤯. She’s sailed through the trash gyres 4 times. The fourth time she said “enough”, and came to shore to shift from research into practical action.

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Every $1 removes 1/3 lbs of ocean plastic
Top Global Solution

Ocean Voyages identified as the world's current top solution in ocean plastic cleanup.

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