@5gyres@TheOceanCleanup Likewise with our collections, we see our plastic covered in goosebarnacles. My 35 years on the ocean I’ve never seen plastic being retrieved offshore like this.
@TheOceanCleanup@TrevorABranch The water is high in nutrients, the commercial fishing Industry operates in the area. 75% of the US longline tuna fleet operates in this region. All plastics coming out of the ocean after a few months will have growth on it. This is completely staged, we collect ocean plastic.