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02-04-2014, 10:34
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Most commonly found trash in oceans
Any surprises here?
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02-04-2014, 10:36
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Re: Most commonly found plastic in oceans
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Originally Posted by avb3
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Yes, 8, 9 and 10 are plastic?
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02-04-2014, 11:14
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Re: Most commonly found plastic in oceans
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Originally Posted by a64pilot
Yes, 8, 9 and 10 are plastic?
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Well no not plastic and to be nit picky, by common usage neither are cigarette butts. They are paper and the filter is cellulose acetate.
So maybe retitle the thread most commonly found trash in oceans, but either way it's disgusting. I gave up using Styrofoam cups after my first cruise in 1971 when realized I was seeing them floating around every day and every where I sailed.
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02-04-2014, 11:22
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Re: Most commonly found plastic in oceans
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Originally Posted by a64pilot
Yes, 8, 9 and 10 are plastic?
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Originally Posted by skipmac
Well no not plastic and to be nit picky, by common usage neither are cigarette butts. They are paper and the filter is cellulose acetate.
So maybe retitle the thread most commonly found trash in oceans, but either way it's disgusting. I gave up using Styrofoam cups after my first cruise in 1971 when realized I was seeing them floating around every day and every where I sailed.
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Your right... I corrected the title.
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02-04-2014, 11:24
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Re: Most commonly found trash in oceans
I don't know how true this is but it sounds right.
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02-04-2014, 11:27
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Re: Most commonly found trash in oceans
You could probably get a good idea just by looking at what is washed up on beaches.
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02-04-2014, 13:29
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Re: Most commonly found trash in oceans
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Originally Posted by David M
You could probably get a good idea just by looking at what is washed up on beaches.
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Based on the "International Coastal Cleanup 2012" caption, I'd guess that that is what they did.
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02-04-2014, 13:41
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Re: Most commonly found trash in oceans
No mention of unmatched jandals? I wouldn't mind if they came ashore in pairs...
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02-04-2014, 16:14
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Re: Most commonly found trash in oceans
Well, if you looked around your marina or where you are hanging your hook I would have guessed by the number of drinkers that empty RUM bottles would have ranked higher......
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02-04-2014, 16:17
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Re: Most commonly found trash in oceans
I did some diving at St. Vincent some years ago in the cove supposedly where a scene for Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed, and the overwhelming thing I remember was every single square foot was covered in bottles and cans, place was a trash dump.
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02-04-2014, 16:23
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Re: Most commonly found trash in oceans
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Originally Posted by avb3
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most are found with white trash on boats
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