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Trashing the deep

Posted by: Maven on March 18, 2010 at 5:53 am

From FOX News:

“A walk around Santa Monica Bay and for that matter around most coastlines, turns up more than a fair share of trash. Compared to most other countries in the world our waters may be cleaner, but they sure aren’t clean enough. In recent years water quality and water studies have focused on these bay areas, shallow waters and waters close to shore, but enter the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which has just finished an interesting deep water survey off the coast of California.

Using a small two-man submersible the team completed more than 300 dives between the protected Monterey Bay sanctuary and the Port of Long Beach, several hundred miles to the South. Reaching depths of around 11-hundred feet, trash can be found all along California’s golden coastline and even in the deep waters of more remote areas. Of course more trash is obviously found near harbors, rivers and other spillways, but finding a kitchen sink for example in the deep and nowhere near a harbor was unexpected. … “


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March 18, 2010 · Filed Under Oceans & Beaches

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