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22 Apr 2020
Check out the #FloatEco team and learn more about our efforts here: FloatEco.org!
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
7 Aug 2020
Did you know that microplastics can prevent the oceans from absorbing carbon dioxide? Check out this fascinating recent study. #ScienceBitesBlogging oceanbites.org/plastic-probl…
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
14 Jul 2020
The 2nd leg of our record breaking 2020 cleanup expedition is about 2 week in and collecting tons of consumer plastics and ghostnets from the ocean. It is through donations from individuals that our vital work is possible. Please support us: oceanvoyagesinstitute.org
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
16 Jul 2020
Today, the US government announced it is joining @GGGInitiative. It joins more than 100 member organizations including 15 other national governments and 13 U.S. companies committed to combating #ALDFG. @StateDept @NOAA ghostgear.org/news/us-joins-…
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
21 May 2020
With @srfrjulie and @AgentStiv, we trawled the Chesapeake Bay for trash - #TrashTrawl! See what we found in a just published manuscript led by @_JanBikker_! sciencedirect.com/science/ar… @chesbayprogram @TrashFreeMD @MarylandDNR @UofTTrashTeam
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
20 May 2020
Tonight at 7:30 PM ET, join me for Extreme Ocean Machines: Exploring Impossible Places to explore extreme ocean tech with friends from @WHOI, @OceanX, and @BBCstudios.
Register here to join: go.whoi.edu/extreme #OceanEncounters
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21 May 2020
#FloatEco scientist Dr. James Carlton of @WilliamsCollege will moderate @ESA_org panel on #InvasiveSpecies policy and #COVID. Check it out today at 2PM ET! bit.ly/2LNqAe1
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21 May 2020
#FloatEco scientist Greg Ruiz gave a great lecture about #InvasiveSpecies for @SmithsonianEnv. To learn more about how global trade and shipping move species around the world, check out the recording! Details RT from @SERCinvasions
20 May 2020
For all who missed Greg Ruiz’s #EarthOptimism Lecture on #GlobalTrade #BallastWater and #InvasiveSpecies on Ships, it is available online until June 2nd.
bit.ly/3g65k13
Password: 5i=5s33T (There is a quick registration page.) #NISAW #NEMESISdbase #InvasionPolicy
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
19 May 2020
Join @SmithsonianEnv tonight for the Virtual #EarthOptimism Talk: Global Trade, Ballast Water and Invasive Species On Ships. Sign up: s.si.edu/2ygSoV9
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13 May 2020
The seafloor is a major reservoir of microplastics. New research shows that deep-sea currents create microplastic hotspots in deep-sea sediments. The group found hotspots of up to 1.9 million pieces/m^2... an astounding number.
13 May 2020
99% of ocean plastics reside in the deep sea.
However, the discovery of deep-sea currents acting as microplastic conveyor belts will help scientists track hotspots. pew.org/3dsKeYq
Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
12 May 2020
Next Tuesday: Get an inside look at the science combating the spread of #invasivespecies, with @SERCinvasions biologist Greg Ruiz. Sign up online to watch live 5/19 at 7pm ET or to watch later on demand. #EarthOptimism s.si.edu/2Wk2lKN
ALT Man in blue jacket, standing on a hill overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge. Text: Global Trade, Ballast Water and Invasive Species on Ships with Greg Ruiz, Tuesday, May 19, 7-8pm. Free Virtual Earth Optimism Talk from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. www.serc.si.edu
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
7 May 2020
Deep-sea currents are creating microplastic hotspots on the ocean floor–one with 1.9 million pieces on just one square meter. pew.org/3dsKeYq
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
28 Apr 2020
Food wrapping, fishing gear and #plastic waste continue to reach the Antarctic. Two new BAS-led studies into how plastic debris is reaching sub-#Antarctic islands are published in the journal Environment International: bas.ac.uk/media-post/plastic…
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
Working at sea can be a lot like self isolation, writes Scripps' @melissatruth in a new blog post in @sciam. Check out her story to see what she's learned, and how sheltering in place at home can sometimes be much better than on a ship. blogs.scientificamerican.com…
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
23 Apr 2020
Floating macroplastics, and how to find them!
nature.com/articles/s41598-0…
I'm genuinely delighted to share this paper at last, with special thanks to my excellent co-authors for their contributions, and to @PlymouthMarine for letting me follow my nose & satisfy my curiosity. Thread:
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23 Apr 2020
So great to hear our collaborator Greg Ruiz of @SERCinvasions talk about positive changes in global shipping that have likely reduced rates of #invasivespecies introductions along our coasts. Thanks @EarthOptimism for the powerful session, Climate Change and Coastal Cities!
23 Apr 2020
Greg has #OceanOptimism because of a campaign released about 30 years ago to raise awareness of #ballastwater driven #invasivespecie. We went from zero management of ballast 20 years ago to 90% of vessels treating ballast water today.
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
23 Apr 2020
Coming soon, @BillWeirCNN will lead a panel discussion on Climate Change & Coastal Cities! 🌊
with Thad Allen, @LibbySchaaf, @Aus_epidgeon Gregory M. Ruiz, Phil Ryan & Anson “Tuck” Hines of @SmithsonianEnv
2020 #EarthOptimism Digital Summit | #EarthDay
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
23 Apr 2020
We're going to #livetweet this event! Watch along with us here and send us your follow up questions.
23 Apr 2020
Roughly 2/3 of Earth's people live in the coastal zone. How can we make our coastal cities more resilient to climate change? Join @SERCinvasions biologist Greg Ruiz for a live @EarthOptimism discussion at 2:55pm. Stream at earthoptimism.si.edu
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
23 Apr 2020
Microplastic litter among the marine plankton. Fish and whales eat plankton and so they now eat our plastic rubbish too. @zeiss_micro
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
23 Apr 2020
Roughly 2/3 of Earth's people live in the coastal zone. How can we make our coastal cities more resilient to climate change? Join @SERCinvasions biologist Greg Ruiz for a live @EarthOptimism discussion at 2:55pm. Stream at earthoptimism.si.edu
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Floating Ocean Ecosystems retweeted
22 Apr 2020
It's official! @NatGeoEducation has a new Debris Tracker web page with some exciting educational resources, including a guide for the app and a Plastic Pollution Action Journal for students. #CitizenScience @InsideNatGeo
nationalgeographic.org/educa…
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