Charles J. Moore

http://www.algalita.org/about-us/bios/charles.html

Charles J. Moore a resident of Long Beach, California, Captain Charles Moore grew up in and on the Pacific Ocean. His father was an industrial chemist. Charles attended the University of California at San Diego where he studied chemistry and Spanish.Captain Moore has conducted ocean and coastal sampling for plastic fragments through more than 40,000 miles of the North Pacific Ocean, across 22 degrees of latitude and 70 degrees of longitude. His latest 10,000 mile voyage took him and his crew two-thirds of the way to Japan across the International Dateline. Captain Moore's work has been highlighted in numerous major media outlets, including ABC’s Night line, Good Morning America, National Public Radio, Rolling Stone, and The Wall Street Journal.

In 1997, while returning to southern California after finishing the Los Angeles to Hawaii Transpac sailing race, he and his crew caught sight of trash floating in the North Pacific Gyre, one of the most remote regions of the ocean. He wrote articles about the extent of this garbage, and the effects on sea life, which attracted significant attention in the media.

Questions about Ocean Pollution

How does ocean pollution threatens marine life?
http://www.montereyinstitute.org/noaa/lesson13/l13text.htm
"pollution is a clear and obvious danger to marine ecosystems. Floating garbage, oil slicks glinting in the sunlight, or the sight of diseased animals are all disturbing and easily understood evidence of the severity and effects of ocean pollution. Other types of pollution are less obvious and harder to assess. For example, noise pollution has only recently been recognized as a threat in the oceans"


How can we reduce pollution in our oceans?
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/oceans/kids/reducing-pollution.html
"Picking up other people’s rubbish, if it is safe, is an easy way to help reduce pollution on our beaches and in the of the ocean. Some people pick up beach rubbish in groups – this is called a beach clean-up. Beach clean-ups are doing great things to reduce marine pollution."

What human activities create pollution?
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0215471/ocean_pollution.htm

-toxic wastes

-boating polluting

-garbage dumping 

-waste water

-cars polluting 

-agriculture polluting

-oil polluting

-global warming

How can we protect our oceans?

 http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/take-action/10-things-you-can-do-to-save-the-ocean/

-Mind Your Carbon Footprint and Reduce Energy Consumption

-Make Safe, Sustainable Seafood Choices 

-Use Fewer Plastic Products 

-Take Care of the Beach

-Don't Purchase Items That Exploit Marine Life

-Support Organizations Working to Protect the Ocean

-Influence Change in Your Community

   

Which are the sea animals that are in danger because of ocean pollution?

 http://www.marineinsight.com/marine/environment/10-endangered-ocean-species-and-marine-animals/

-Hawksbill Turtle

-Steller Sea Lion

-Hammerhead Shark

-Vaquita 

-Blue Whale

-Florida Manatee

-Hawaiian Monk Seal

-Kemp’s Ridley Turtle

-Humpback Whale

-Fraser’s Dolphin

Trash

http://www.projectaware.org/project/marine-debris

The article stated that from the smallest bits of plastic, car batteries and appliances, to enormous fishing nets, “stuff” from our daily lives makes its way to the ocean by the ton every day. As Earth’s growing population consumes more disposable goods, the items we discard, even thousands of miles inland, are choking our ocean planet.

It made me think that we're not doing okay by throwing trash to our ocean it's just destroing  habitats, and threatens our health and economy. Found in even the most remote ocean places, once under water it stays there forever.

Now I wonder if people are really capable of  whats happening in our oceans. 

Pollution in Pacific Ocean

Today I read an article in National Geographic about pollution in the pacific ocean

http://greenliving.nationalgeographic.com/statistics-pollution-pacific-ocean-20311.html

The article stated that Pollution is everyone’s responsibility. In terms of the Pacific Ocean, as estimated 20% of the pollution comes from ships at sea that may dump waste or cargo, either purposefully or accidentally, according to the Public Broadcasting System. Less than 20% comes from beach goers who allow their trash to be swept away at sea. Other sources include leftovers from storm drainage systems and trash from other countries beside the United States connected to the Pacific Ocean, including China, Japan and Mexico. 

It made me think about how all the countries are involved in the damage we're making to our oceans, and think about how it's going to be a way to end all this pollution in the oceans.
 

Now I wonder if its possible to end pollution and how it's going to happen.

Plastic ruins our Oceans

Today I read an article in Oceana about  how plastic ruins our oceans

http://act.oceana.org/sign/p-plastics/?utm_source=paidads_ggrant&utm_medium=paid_ad&utm_campaign=plastic&gclid=CNexkNvj6LUCFcxDMgodNHoAWA

The article stated that we the humans use way too much plastics and a lot of it gets into the ocean. Plastic is always mistaken for food by hungry animals and it can be really dangerous to fish and another sea life that ingest them. Plastic never completely disappear from the oceans it just turns into small particles that stay in the ocean .

It made me think about how we the humans can ruin something really important of our lives by just not putting enough effort of making a change. In my opinion we can create things that are natural and don't make a lot of damage in our oceans, we have created a lot of new stuff like electronics I'm pretty sure that we can do a lot things that an help the environment.

Now I wonder if people could be able to make a change in the world about plastics because its really dangerous and not good for the oceans.

Pollution is one of the most important topics that we are discussing in all international forums all across the globe. The harm that man has done to the planet is perhaps irreversible. The pollution is presence of any non-bio degradable substance in air, water and land. The pollution today spreads on land, air and even water.