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Why do a marine debris survey in the Pacific Northwest?
August 2010 Research Overview
 
Miyako Island is right at the starting point for many drifting trash. Debris from Asian nations pass by Miyako Island before their long trip across the Pacific Ocean.

The "Exit Survey of Asian Marine Debris" was done in Miyako Island to research the path taken by Asian debris.
 
While some trash end up in the shores of Miyako Island, many still get carried on the Kuroshio (Black Current) and travel across the Pacific Ocean to the west coast of the U.S. and Canada.
To see if marine debris really traveled that far, we did the "Survey of Arrival Situation" in Ocean Shores, WA. We searched the shores for Asian debris and found several products from three different Asian countries. This gives us reason to believe that those trash came directly through the Kuroshio (Black Current). However, it is still not certain where the debris actually started its journey so more research must be done on both ends of the current.
 
Country of Origin China Japan Korea Others* Total
No. 6 2 1 0 9
*refers to debris believed to originate in Asia, but is unidentifiable to a specific country
 
    
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Item No.: 10804-1 Date Collected: Aug. 04, 2010
Located at: 47.015961, -124.172029
Category: Plastic Bottle Size & Weight: 21.5cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: This mineral water was originally manufactured and distributed by Fujian Dali Group Co., Ltd. in Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, China
   
Item No.: 10804-2 Date Collected: Aug. 04, 2010
Located at: 47.022163, -124.172459
Category: Plastic Bottle Size & Weight: 20cm x 7cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information:  
   
Item No.: 10805-1 Date Collected: Aug. 05, 2010
Located at: 47.192352, -124.201941
Category: Plastic Container Size & Weight: 13cm x 11cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Korea
Information: Label says "sour cream".
   
Item No.: 10805-2 Date Collected: Aug. 05, 2010
Located at: 47.195443, -124.20265
Category: Plastic Bottle Size & Weight: 16cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: Cap says "good taste" in Japanese. This is a typical Japanese green tea bottle.
   
Item No.: 10805-3 Date Collected: Aug. 05, 2010
Located at: 47.189567, -124.199731
Category: Plastic Bottle Size & Weight: 24cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: Guangzhou City based Nongfu Spring Co. Ltd. is one of the "Top 10 Corporations" in China's beverage industry.
   
Item No.: 10805-4 Date Collected: Aug. 05, 2010
Located at: 47.193329, -124.202456
Category: Plastic Bottle Cap Size & Weight: 3cm x 1.5cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: Cap says "MINERAL WATER" in English
 
   
Item No.: 10805-5 Date Collected: Aug. 05, 2010
Located at: 47.194233, -124.203186
Category: Plastic Fish Container Size & Weight: 20cm x 21cm x 29cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: On this plastic fish container, we can see part of the logo as well as Japanese hiragana made by hot iron. We can read "gyoren", which means Fishery Organization. However, this container has lost its left side, which is supposed to have information on the city name of the fishery organization.
   
Item No.: 10805-6 Date Collected: Aug. 05, 2010
Located at: 45.19531, -124.201926
Category: Plastic Bottle Size & Weight: 23cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information:

Wa Ha Ha is one of the leading Chinese beverage brands in Hangzhou, China.

 
Item No.: 10805-7 Date Collected: Aug. 05, 2010
Located at: 47.19598237791659, -124.2035722732544
Category: Plastic Bottle Cap Size & Weight: 3cm x 1.3cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: We found this plastic cap from the trash brought back from the beach.
On the top of this cap, we can see "Good Food Manufacturing Practice (食品GMP)"
   
            
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