Scientists get ready to begin Great Pacific Garbage Patch cleanup
Ambitious project will involve a massive floating barrier that aims to collect up to five tonnes of plastics every month
A team of scientists and engineers will on Saturday begin an ambitious cleanup of plastics in the Pacific Ocean targeting a stretch of water three times the size of France known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
A 600m-long floating barrier will be launched off the coast of San Francisco and, powered by currents, waves and wind, will aim to collect five tonnes of plastic debris each month.
The marine apparatus known as System 001 is the brainchild of the Dutch inventor Boyan Slat who founded The Ocean Cleanup at the age of 18 in 2013.
Along with 70 staff he has spent the last five years testing 273 models and six different prototypes as part of the $20m (£15.5m) Netherlands-based project before arriving at the current design – nicknamed “Wilson” in reference to the famous volleyball from the film Castaway.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/08/scientists-get-ready-to-begin-great-pacific-garbage-patch-cleanup
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But there are some who are worried about the device harming sea life. I say thank God at least someone has shown initiative and started to move toward cleanup. You would think that there would be other marine biologists onboard the program developing ways to minimize the impact to sea life. Maybe they are, but the majority of other scientists mentioned in the article seem to have a negative opinion of the project. 
at least they are trying....................this should be a international attack on this stuff, I have now gone into places to eat and say that I don't want straws, or plastic ware ............................
And as for the "scientist that give a negative comments, what is there solution.................complaining that does not solve the problem.....................
