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S3 Ep.23: The Ocean Cleanup’s Mission to Eliminate a Garbage Patch Twice the Size of Texas
S3 Ep.23: The Ocean Cleanup’s Mission to Eliminate a Garbage Patch Twice the Size of Texas
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Oct 17, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Luke Tipple is joined by environmental scientist and lead ocean field scientist at The Ocean Cleanup, Matthias Egger. They’ll discuss the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a mass of floating plastic debris between Hawaii and California that is twice the size of Texas and how The Ocean Cleanup plans to eliminate 90% of the garbage patch by 2040. The guys will also look at the effects of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the ecosystem and reveal what you can do to help. Connect with the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/shark-week-the-podcast/id1527053422Follow Discovery+ on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/discoveryplus/Follow Luke Tipple on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luketipple/Learn More About Shark Week: https://www.discovery.com/shark-weekStart your free trial of discovery+: https//www.discoveryplus.com/sharkpodFind episode transcripts here: https://shark-weeks-daily-bite.simplecast.com/episodes/the-ocean-cleanups-mission-to-eliminate-a-garbage-patch-twice-the-size-of-texas
Released:
Oct 17, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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