This is the birthplace of the North American Oceans Plastic Project.  Today project founders Andy Schroeder and Scott Farling met through a mutual friend (who happens to be a whale biologist) and spent the day following feeding humpback whales near Kodiak Alaska. Scott Farling photo The whale watching was phenomenal, the weather couldn’t be better. … Read more

On May 23, 2005 while leading a kayaking expedition as a hired guide, I was resting on a beach near on Afognak island.  As beachcombers do, I began poking through the wrack line, which consisted mostly of driftwood but as with most Alaska beaches, included a considerable amount of plastic.  I hoped to find a… Read more