http://youtu.be/lrDqe_Qp6XM

Interactive panel discussion on utility and feasibility of cleaning up
ocean plastics

Streamed live on 18 Jul 2014

Featuring Marcus Eriksen (5 Gyres), Boyan Slat (The Ocean Cleanup), and
Nick Mallos (Ocean Conservancy)

In this interactive panel discussion, three experts on ocean plastics
will discuss the utility and feasibility of marine debris cleanup, and
will take audience questions:

Marcus Eriksen is co-founder and Research Director of the 5 Gyres
Institute (5gyres.org), which conducts research worldwide on plastic
pollution in the five subtropical gyres and coastal hotspots. He just
completed an expedition from Bermuda to Iceland conducting dozens of
surface net tows along the way. He describes himself as an "open-minded
skeptic" when it comes to ocean cleanup efforts.

Boyan Slat is the 19-year-old founder and President of The Ocean Cleanup
(theoceancleanup.com), an initiative to develop the world's first
feasible method of collecting ocean plastics on a grand scale. In June,
The Ocean Cleanup announced results of its feasibility study, compiling
findings from a team of 100 volunteers and professionals. Boyan has been
recognized as one of the "20 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs
Worldwide" (Intel EYE50).

Nick Mallos is Director of the Trash Free Seas Program at Ocean
Conservancy (www.oceanconservancy.org/our-work/marin­e-debris). Nick has
spent the past decade researching the ecological, economic and
behavioral components associated with ocean plastic pollution, from the
center of ocean gyres to inland waterways. He is inspired by the ocean
and by determined people around the globe who are working tirelessly to
protect our blue planet.

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