Trash Islands
Tuesday October 7, 2008
As our global population expands so too does the amount of trash we produce. A large portion of this trash then ends up in the world's oceans. Due to oceanic currents much of the trash in the sea is carried to a number of areas where the currents meet. The collections of trash in these locations have recently been referred to as marine trash islands (follow the link for an article on this topic).
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It is sad to note that on the same page as the linked article there are ads for websites in which you can buy bulk plastic bags and other plastic items.
Could just be me but I could not find a link for a world map of thelocations of the garbage sites??
It’s interesting that trash islands may develop into habitats that would not have occurred except for their existance. Since deep ocen is hardly ever home to any “native” fish species ecxcept occasional sharks, octopii and whales, and deep-level bio-organisms. Will trash ecologies be a blessing for new fishing areas, or a curse, because they may be poisoned by their ecologically tainted habitat?
Bah! I wouldnt worry too much about it.