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Beginning in July, we can communicate directly with the research vessel Alguita as the Algalita Marine Research Institute sets sail on a 30-day research expedition into the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. "Ship 2 Shore is an interactive, web-based education program that links classrooms [and individuals] from around the world via satellite with scientists conducting cutting-edge research on plastic marine debris in the North Pacific Gyre."
That means you and I can follow daily updates from the research team and interact directly with scientists by sending questions and comments! Register today to get a front row seat on the excitement (remember, you don't have to be a teacher to register).
And teachers, don't worry that your classrooms will miss out over the summer--Algalita is planning a fall extension.
Some important notes:
- R/V Alguita is scheduled to depart from Long Beach, California on July 1 (barring weather or mechanical delays).
- According to Marieta Frances, Algalita's executive director, "The return date is expected to be sometime around the end of August."
- Trash detectives will use drones to locate accumulation zones.
- A remote operated vehicle (ROV) built by high school students will be deployed on the voyage.
- Data from three previous expeditions will be compared to the 2014 samples to study how plastic moves through the water and new ecosystems that live on the floating plastic.
- Data from all four expeditions will be merged to study long term trends.
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