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Ocean Monitoring
San Diego Maritime Week
Consider……
We use 85,000,000 plastic bottles every 3 minutes
We use Permanent material for disposable products – 50% of all plastics made
Over 260m tons per year………
Roughly 90% never gets recycled
Mission: Restore the World’s Ocean
Challenge Humanity’s growing problem of marine debris60 years of neglect
NeedUnderstand, evaluate, inspire, prevent
FocusConvergence zones—beginning with the North
Pacific Gyre—expanding to other parts of the ocean over time.
Voyage Tracker
Programs Ocean Research Expeditions
Annual scientific expeditions to perform research at sea on the pattern and impact of marine debris
Break Through Analysis Our scientists analyze this new data in our
network of collaborating laboratories globally Innovation Development
We identify, test and promote new ways to retrieve and convert marine debris as well as prevent and reduce waste
Accelerating Change We apply our discoveries in programs to change
consumer behavior, improve industry practices, and craft public policy
History
Unvisited area – little knowledge
Science exploration, new data,
new questions……….
Awareness brings innovation
Opportunities
Global Ocean Recovery System
Visual Intelligence – satellite, “scanners,” detectors..
Communal Science InteractivityReal time, with a story
