1.0国際環境NGO 350 Japanhttps://world.350.org/ja国際環境NGO 350 Japanhttps://world.350.org/jarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="qxLaIIOXIO"><a href="https://world.350.org/ja/tiny-dot-vast-pacific-ocean/">A tiny dot in the vast Pacific Ocean</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://world.350.org/ja/tiny-dot-vast-pacific-ocean/embed/#?secret=qxLaIIOXIO" width="600" height="338" title="“A tiny dot in the vast Pacific Ocean” — 国際環境NGO 350 Japan" data-secret="qxLaIIOXIO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://world.350.org/ja/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script>  Fourteen of us are aboard the 72-foot sailboat Sea Dragon researchingplastic pollution in the western accumulation zone of the NorthPacific Gyre between the Majuro, Marshall Islands and Tokyo, Japan.Another voyage in June 2012 from Tokyo to Honolulu will focus onidentifying tsunami debris from Japan. Both voyages are lead by 5Gyres and Agalita Marine Research Foundation and include scientists,artists, filmmakers, activists, product developers, divers, andsailors. The voyages’ research goals include conducting surfacesamples of plastic pollution every 50 nautical miles and identifyinglarge marine debris objects.Currently, we are approximately 50 miles from Bikini Atoll, one of themost northern atolls of the Marshall Islands, and have already spottedplastic debris in the ocean, including a plastic tube and plastic cup.We expect to find much more plastic pollution and possibly tsunamidebris after the next 400 nautical miles, once we enter the heart ofthe western accumulation zone. Though less than 10% of Japan’s tsunamidebris is expected to be within the western accumulation zone,southeast of Japan, we expect to find evidence of the tsunami out herethat will help the world understand how large scale weather eventshave longterm impacts over 1000s of miles and across entire oceans. Westarted research today on the 350 Day of Action!http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5034/7001029030_bde6ba4351.jpg