Marine biologist's expedition to coast rich in fish, birds, and other wildlife unearthed tonnes of trash along remote shores • Share your photos of the world's dirtiest and cleanest beaches Ocean trash scattered across Gore Point Beach in southern Alaska. Most problematic beach-trash is plastic since its resistance to rot makes it last many years. Photograph: Kip Evans/GYRE I am back ashore after an unusual expedition that brought scientists and artists to witness and respond to beach trash on the shores of southern Alaska. I have good and bad news. The expedition was called GYRE, partly because much of the trash spins out of the North Pacific Ocean gyre, and partly because of the trip's...
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