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The Ocean Cleanup wants to collect plastic from the ocean& #39;s surface, but a new study shows it could be a blood bath. The device will hit 0.8–40 billion small animals HOURLY. And by the company& #39;s own omission, they& #39;re "likely to be KILLED"
Study: https://bit.ly/31VKoFa
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Study: https://bit.ly/31VKoFa
According to a new study, The Ocean Cleanup could encounter and kill roughly 100 billion animals PER DAY. And the scientists have concluded that there is no way that risk outways the benefit: "In the worst case, we risk doing more harm than good" https://sputniknews.com/environment/202008311080324455-lost-cause-norwegian-research-sees-little-merit-in-cleaning-seas-of-floating-plastic/">https://sputniknews.com/environme...
There is a whole ECOSYSTEM at the ocean& #39;s surface. We cannot ignore these amazing animals. https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1296223213769424903">https://twitter.com/RebeccaRH...
We already know The Ocean Cleanup is collecting animals: their own PRESS RELEASE photo showed this: https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1179861389575245824">https://twitter.com/RebeccaRH...
Plus, there are MUCH LESS invasive ways to clean up the ocean. Focusing on rivers and the coast is excellent. And other organizations that are HAND COLLECTING plastics have already had amazing results. https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1276932823249637376">https://twitter.com/RebeccaRH...
There is no reason to release UNMONITORED NETS in the ocean for years at a time, to collect small amounts of plastic, with potentially massive environmental impacts, especially when we already have better methods. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/ocean-cleanup-project-could-destroy-neuston/580693/">https://www.theatlantic.com/science/a...
Cleaning up the ocean& #39;s surface is not the solution to our problems. And it will create a whole host of new ones. We need to focus on PREVENTING plastics from reaching waterways in the first place. #rebelltitem1">https://www.ecowatch.com/marine-plastic-waste-2646992655.html?rebelltitem=1 #rebelltitem1">https://www.ecowatch.com/marine-pl...
UPDATE #1: The source of the quote in the second tweet was not the original source, and it has been brought to my attention that the outlet is problematic (thank you—I did not know). The original source (I& #39;m pretty sure) is in Norwegian & can be found here https://www.nrk.no/nordland/bortkastet-a-rydde-havet-for-soppel_-sier-forskere-fra-lofoten-i-nordland_-men-strandrydding-hjelper-1.15138866">https://www.nrk.no/nordland/...
UPDATE #2: Mr. Slat, the CEO of The Ocean Cleanup, has replied. You can see his reply and thoughts here (in his original reply I also provide a point-by-point response, which I will link below): https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1301984762874277888">https://twitter.com/RebeccaRH...
UPDATE #2 (continued): My point-by-point response. https://twitter.com/RebeccaRHelm/status/1301985496718094336">https://twitter.com/RebeccaRH...
