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Science Results : Daily Update
Daily Update | Current SEA Research
June 12, 2010
By Giora Proskurowski Our first neuston (surface net tow) station, less than 10 miles east of Bermuda, took place at 2030 hours just as the sun was setting. When recovered, our net was a slight reddish color, due to an abundance of small, red jellyfish. Additionally, the near-island waters had an abundance of seagrass, which made separating our our first plastic sample a challenge.
And there was quite a bit of plastic. We ended up counting more than 110 pieces, all of them millimeters in size (smaller than a pencil eraser). It is a bit strange to think of these waters as a pristine environment, only to examine them closely after a net tow and find an abundance of tiny, unidentifiable plastic contaminants.
Our sampling operation is a little slow as everyone learns the protocols, but I expect that it will come up to speed quickly. The first neuston tow is complete and in the books, with many more to follow.
