Blog 8-- Friday November 26, 2010 "Black Friday"
It was a beautiful day, though cool. We had to dip down more southerly to get ourselves into the high pressure system which means it is colder. It would be like driving to New Jersey or Pennsylvania from Wilmington, NC.
The sun was out all day and we all came in with red cheeks and big smiles. The sea state is just above a 2-- winds around 15-20 knots and 1-2 foot waves. A lot of trash. I've been doing my hour-long timed observations. and counted a lot of debris today. We even had a ghost net hung up on our trawl. That's a first. I've not seen that happen in previous voyages.
I processed a couple of our samples from start to finish. I took some pictures and will share once I get to Cape Town. Our plans are a bit sketchy right now. We are running several days late and hope to catch up some time on the way in. The captain has a flight to catch on the 9th and we all plan on going to a eco-tourism white shark cage observation. Should be some great photos from that as well. I'll give the particulars on their process once I know more.
In the meantime, we did our Black Friday shopping collecting free floating debris. All of us are blown away by the amount of stuff we are seeing that the seas have calmed and we're in the high pressure system.
More later.
Bonnie
This blog shares the research experiences and findings conducted at University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW faculty and students) in conjunction with Plastic Ocean Project. Earlier posts share open-ocean sampling and adventures in the North and South Atlantic, the South Pacific and the North Pacific Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Outreach and education is the primary purposes to bring global awareness to an issue that has reached a crisis level in the marine environment.
Dearest Esteems,
ReplyDeleteWe are Offering best Global Financial Service rendered to the general public with maximum satisfaction,maximum risk free. Do not miss this opportunity. Join the most trusted financial institution and secure a legitimate financial empowerment to add meaning to your life/business.
Contact Dr. James Eric Firm via
Email: fastloanoffer34@gmail.com
Best Regards,
Dr. James Eric.
Executive Investment
Consultant./Mediator/Facilitator