ASA was in San Francisco for the conclusion of the Mega Expedition... - American Sailing

ASA was in San Francisco for the conclusion of the Mega Expedition…

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As the boats returned to San Francisco and the Mega Expedition came to an end Boyan Slat talked about their initial findings. After 30 boats spent the month of August traversing the Great Pacific Garbage patch they collected more samples than have been collected in the last 40 years. Their research casts a new light on the problem of plastic pollution and it’s severity. In the next 10 years The Ocean Cleanup will be working to try and remove up to half of the worlds harmful plastic pollution in the oceans.

Visit americansailing.com/the-ocean-cleanup to find out more…


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