{"id":31750,"date":"2014-04-14T22:34:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/2014\/04\/14\/searching-for-a-missing-plane-in-an-ocean-of-trash\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T22:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T21:36:11","slug":"searching-for-a-missing-plane-in-an-ocean-of-trash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/nonresearch-en\/2014\/searching-for-a-missing-plane-in-an-ocean-of-trash\/","title":{"rendered":"Searching for a Missing Plane in an Ocean of Trash"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.oceanconservancy.org\/2014\/03\/31\/searching-for-a-missing-plane-in-an-ocean-of-trash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/blog.oceanconservancy.org\/2014\/03\/31\/searching-for-a-missing-plane-in-an-ocean-of-trash\/<\/a>\n\nSearching for a Missing Plane in an Ocean of Trash\nPosted On March 31, 2014 by Nick Mallos\n\nThe disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has scientists\nworldwide poring over blurry satellite images of remote portions of the\nIndian Ocean. While some of these photos may provide promising leads,\nothers highlight a different problem: There is a lot of ?stuff? in our\nocean that doesn?t belong there.\n\nAs a marine debris specialist for Ocean Conservancy, I?ve witnessed the\nproblem of ocean trash firsthand. I?ve traveled to the North Pacific\nGyre, where large concentrations of plastic debris collect in the middle\nof the swirling ocean. I?ve cleaned up trash, from the 2011 Japanese\ntsunami, along the coast of Alaska. I?ve also joined thousands of\nvolunteers in Ocean Conservancy?s annual International Coastal Cleanup.\n\nI do not wish to overshadow the tragedy of the missing Malaysia Airlines\njetliner by placing the focus on marine debris. However, ocean trash is\na topic that is relevant to the ongoing search. Close examination of\nmarine debris and what we already know will hopefully bring search teams\none step closer to finding the missing plane. Additionally, the false\npositives of debris that plague search and rescue operations daily\nunderscore the fact that marine debris not only threatens ocean\nwildlife, habitats and economies; it also jeopardizes maritime\noperations and safety.<\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/blog.oceanconservancy.org\/2014\/03\/31\/searching-for-a-missing-plane-in-an-ocean-of-trash\/ Searching for a Missing Plane in an Ocean of Trash Posted On March 31, 2014 by Nick Mallos The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has scientists worldwide poring over blurry satellite images of remote portions of the Indian Ocean. While some of these photos may provide promising leads, others highlight a different problem: There is a lot of ?stuff? in our ocean that doesn?t belong there. As a marine debris specialist for Ocean Conservancy, I?ve witnessed the problem of ocean trash firsthand. I?ve traveled to the North Pacific Gyre, where large concentrations of plastic debris collect in the middle of the swirling ocean. I?ve cleaned up trash, from the 2011 Japanese tsunami, along the coast of Alaska. I?ve also joined thousands of volunteers in Ocean Conservancy?s annual International Coastal Cleanup. I do not wish to overshadow the tragedy of the missing Malaysia Airlines jetliner by placing the focus on marine debris. However, ocean trash is a topic that is relevant to the ongoing search. Close examination of marine debris and what we already know will hopefully bring search teams one step closer to finding the missing plane. Additionally, the false positives of debris that plague search and rescue operations daily underscore the fact that marine debris not only threatens ocean wildlife, habitats and economies; it also jeopardizes maritime operations and safety.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3504,3488],"tags":[1309,1545],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Searching for a Missing Plane in an Ocean of Trash - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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