Plastic ocean : how a sea captain's chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans /

In the summer of 1997, Charles Moore set sail from Honolulu for California after competing in a trans-Pacific race. When he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldom-traversed North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, a vast oceanic "desert" where winds are slack, Moore realized his ship was s...

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Main Author:	Moore, Charles, 1947-
Other Authors:	Phillips, Cassandra
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Avery, c2011 New York : [2011]
Subjects:	Marine pollution > Government policy > United States Marine pollution > Law and legislation Marine pollution Plastic marine debris > Environmental aspects > Government policy > United States Plastic scrap > Environmental aspects Ships > Waste disposal Waste disposal in the ocean Government policy Marine debris > Law and legislation Marine pollution > Government policy Plastic marine debris Plastic marine debris > Environmental aspects Plastic scrap Plastics > Environmental aspects United States

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