The latest prototype was able to capture and hold debris ranging in size from huge, abandoned fishing gear, known as 'ghost nets,' to tiny microplastics as small as 1 millimeter, a Netherlands-based nonprofit says
The Netherlands-based nonprofit the Ocean Cleanup says its latest prototype was able to capture and hold debris ranging in size from huge, abandoned fishing gear, known as"ghost nets," to tiny microplastics as small as 1 millimeter."Today, I am very proud to share with you that we are now catching plastics," Ocean Cleanup founder and CEO Boyan Slat said at a news conference in Rotterdam.
Garbage patches are formed by rotating ocean currents called"gyres" that pull marine debris into one location, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Several of these patches exist in the world's oceans.There have been setbacks which Slat called"unscheduled learning opportunities," since the system set sail from San Francisco in September 2018.In December, the group announced that the system wasn't picking up trash.
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