Moore - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Charles J. Moore is an oceanographer and racingboat captain known for articles that recently brought attention to the 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch'. He wrote articles about the extent of this garbage, and the effects on sea life, which attracted significant attention in the media. It seemed unbelievable, but I never found a clear spot. In the week it took to cross the subtropical high, no matter what time of day I looked, plastic debris was floating everywhere: bottles, bottle caps, wrappers, fragments. These numbers were significantly higher than expected, and shocked many oceanographers. Algalita Marine Research Foundation. Marcus Eriksen of the Foundation, and film- maker Joel Paschal, the raft set off from Long Beach, California on 1 June 2. Honolulu, Hawaii on 2. August 2. 00. 8. On the way, they gave valuable water supplies to Ocean rower Roz Savage, also on an environmental awareness voyage. The huge undertaking of constructing this seaworthy raft was aided by volunteers from the educational environmental programs of: Bell Elementary, Green Ambassadors, Muse Elementary, Santa Monica High School, and Westbridge School for Girls. The volunteers lent a hand by cleaning bottles, fastening bottle caps, and stuffing them into the recycled fisherman's net pontoon forms. How a Sea Captain's Chance Discovery Launched a Determined Quest to Save the Oceans. By Captain Charles Moore with. Captain Charles Moore, Founder. Captain Charles Moore. Founder & Research Director at Algalita Marine Research and Education. Captain Charles Moore. Captain Moore found his. Captain Moore and his team have logged 15 voyages to the Garbage Patch since 1999. Captain Charles Moore : Living In The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Long Beach. Living In The Great Pacific Garbage Patch by logging into Facebook. Charles Moore: Seas of plastic . Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch . Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.
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