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Introductions & Adventures

By Ryan Cope on May 18, 2012

What Does A Garbage Patch Look Like? Pictures of BIG PLASTIC and SAMPLES.

By Stiv Wilson on May 11, 2012

Cataloging Big Plastic Pollution, North, Northwest of The Marshalls.

By Stiv Wilson on May 11, 2012

RESEARCH IS UNDERWAY!! Boldly Trawling Where Few Have Trawled Before

By Stiv Wilson on May 09, 2012

FISH ON! Wahoo! No Plastic In Her Stomach.

By Marcus Eriksen on May 09, 2012

Honey Badger Don't Care, But Sea Otters Do! Don't Pollute Stupid!

By Stiv Wilson on May 04, 2012

DAY 2: Safety On The High Seas

By Marcus Eriksen on May 03, 2012

Majuro, Marshall Island: The Jumping Off Point For The Western Garbage Patch

By Marcus Eriksen on May 02, 2012

An Indian Workers Wage Recycling US Plastic: $2.00 a Day Minus 20 Years Of Life.

By Marcus Eriksen on April 30, 2012

Concord, Massachusetts Bans Bottled Water

By Stiv Wilson on April 27, 2012

It's a "SYSTEMS" Problem in India

By Marcus Eriksen on April 26, 2012

Pictures of an Expedition: The 2012 Crew Profiles: Nicholas Mallos

By Stiv Wilson on April 19, 2012

The Plastic Railway To Delhi

By Marcus Eriksen on April 18, 2012

The Plastic Railway To Delhi

By Marcus Eriksen on April 18, 2012

Pictures of an Expedition: The 2012 Crew Profiles: Paul Sharp

By Stiv Wilson on April 16, 2012

Pictures of an Expedition: The 2012 Crew Profiles: Mandy Barker

By Stiv Wilson on April 13, 2012

WE NEED MORE DATA: BEHOLD THE 5 GYRES SEA KAYAK TRAWL!

By Marcus Eriksen on April 10, 2012

COOL WATER ANIMALS AKA WHY WE CARE: HARBOR SEALS!

By Stiv Wilson on April 10, 2012

DUMB DESIGN: MILK CARTONS WITH PLASTIC CAPS. SAY NO!

By Marcus Eriksen on April 09, 2012

Plastic Free Baby Journal #2: Getting to the bottom of diapers

By Anna Cummins on April 05, 2012

FORGET SINGLE USE WATER BOTTLES!! SINGLE USE SIPS ARE THE WAY!!

By Stiv Wilson on April 04, 2012

GLOBAL CALL TO END PLASTIC POLLUTION

By Stiv Wilson on April 02, 2012

COOL WATER ANIMALS AKA WHY WE CARE: WAIT!!! AN ELEPHANT??

By Stiv Wilson on March 30, 2012

MY MY WHAT A BUSY WEEK! 5 Gyres bicoastal.

By Stiv Wilson on March 30, 2012

BE THE SEA CHANGE: Valerie Cleland invokes The Lorax

By Stiv Wilson on March 28, 2012

JAPAN REMEMBERED: A YEAR POST TSUNAMI

By Stiv Wilson on March 11, 2012

CAN YOU SAY PLASTIC JUNKIE?

By Stiv Wilson on March 07, 2012

BE THE SEA CHANGE: A BEACH WALK IN SANTA CRUZ WITH NIKI WOODWARD

By Stiv Wilson on March 07, 2012

WANT TO SEE A GARBAGE PATCH? $50 RAFFLE TICKET GETS YOU A ONE IN 200 CHANCE TO FOR AN EXPEDITION OF A LIFETIME!

By Stiv Wilson on March 05, 2012

SAN FRANCISCO BAG BAN CHALLENGES, ACTIVIST EMILY UTTER, AND DEAD WHALES.

By Stiv Wilson on March 01, 2012

BE THE SEA CHANGE: THE ART AND INSPIRATION OF ROBYN WOOLSTON

By Stiv Wilson on February 29, 2012

ARE BIO PLASTICS BETTER FOR MARINE ANIMALS? ASK A DEAD SEA TURTLE.

By Stiv Wilson on February 02, 2012

CRY FOR ME, ARGENTINA: PLASTIC BAGS BLOW IN PATAGONIA

By Stiv Wilson on January 06, 2012

GAGGED: BAG BANS--TOP 25 CENSORED STORIES OF 2011

By Stiv Wilson on January 03, 2012

We're Back! Sorry! Here's 2012 At a Glimpse!

By Stiv Wilson on December 07, 2011

JUNKRAFT AT BURNING MAN!

By Stiv Wilson on September 05, 2011

Would You Buy A Reusable Bag From This Guy? Outdoor Retailer 2011

By Stiv Wilson on August 05, 2011

Chaco's Waves For Change Contest Winner: Welcome Aboard Nastassja!

By Stiv Wilson on March 29, 2011

And We're OFF! Charging Into The South Pacific Gyre For Plastic

By Stiv Wilson on March 27, 2011

80% of Marine Debris Comes from Land-Based Sources

By Leslie Moyer on May 15, 2010

Indian Beach, Ecola State Park OR

By Leslie Moyer on May 13, 2010

99 Gyreballoons

By Leslie Moyer on May 11, 2010

The Price Of Plastic: It's More Than The Gulf Spill

By Stiv Wilson on May 10, 2010

Gaviota State Beach, CA

By Leslie Moyer on May 08, 2010

Semi-Protected Beaches in the Monterey Bay: Santa Cruz CA

By Leslie Moyer on May 01, 2010

Squeezit Makes a Comeback in Cayucos, CA

By Leslie Moyer on April 30, 2010

20th Century Fossils

By Leslie Moyer on April 28, 2010

Patrick's Point, CA

By Leslie Moyer on April 26, 2010

5 Gyres in New York

By Marcus Eriksen on April 21, 2010

I Tried to Collect Seashells and All I Got Was Plastic

By Leslie Moyer on April 13, 2010

Team Marine's 10-Rs: The Problems of Single-Use Plastics

By Leslie Moyer on April 13, 2010

Rincon is Trashed: 5 Gyres on the Road

By Leslie Moyer on April 11, 2010

5 Gyres North Atlantic Expedition on Treehugger.com

By Stiv Wilson on March 19, 2010

Trawling The Indian Ocean, The 5 Gyres Team Gets A Free Ride

By Stiv Wilson on March 19, 2010