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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. Continue reading “this. place.”

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 aContinue reading “OPR Origin Story (Andy’s version)”

This spring I had a chance to visit Scott in person. I was in the pacific northwest for some training and to check out a boat for sale and dropped in on Scott in his hometown of Portland.  Most of his contacts were within a few hours’ driving from here, so we hit the roadContinue reading “Adventures in Oregon”

Island Trails Network is off to another great start on marine debris removal from Izhut Bay on Afognak island, about 30 miles north of Kodiak.  Bays like this one harbor tons of plastic bottles, net, and rope in various states of decay and threaten fish and coastal-dwelling wildlife. This week we’ve got help from twoContinue reading “Out of the Lab, Into the Wild”