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Microplastics Have Invaded The Deep Ocean — And The Food Chain
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 1204" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><strong>Microplastics Have Invaded The Deep Ocean — And The Food Chain - NPR</strong></p><p></p><p>The largest habitat for life on Earth is the deep ocean. It's home to everything from jellyfish to giant bluefin tuna. But the deep ocean is being invaded by tiny pieces of plastic — plastic that people thought was mostly floating at the surface, and in amounts they never imagined.</p><p> </p><p>Very few people have looked for microplastic concentrations at mid- to deep-ocean depths. But there's a place along the California coast where it's relatively easy: The edge of the continent takes a steep dive into the deep ocean at Monterey Bay. Whales and white sharks swim these depths just a few miles offshore.</p><p> </p><p>The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute perches on the shoreline. At an MBARI dock, you can see one of their most sophisticated tools for doing that: a multimillion-dollar machine called Ventana sitting on the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson. "It's a massive underwater robot," explains <a href="https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/about/our-mission-and-leadership/kyle-van-houtan" target="_blank">Kyle Van Houtan, </a>chief scientist with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which collaborates with MBARI. "Robotic arms, a lot of sensors, machinery, lights, video cameras."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 1204, member: 1"] [B]Microplastics Have Invaded The Deep Ocean — And The Food Chain - NPR[/B] The largest habitat for life on Earth is the deep ocean. It's home to everything from jellyfish to giant bluefin tuna. But the deep ocean is being invaded by tiny pieces of plastic — plastic that people thought was mostly floating at the surface, and in amounts they never imagined. Very few people have looked for microplastic concentrations at mid- to deep-ocean depths. But there's a place along the California coast where it's relatively easy: The edge of the continent takes a steep dive into the deep ocean at Monterey Bay. Whales and white sharks swim these depths just a few miles offshore. The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute perches on the shoreline. At an MBARI dock, you can see one of their most sophisticated tools for doing that: a multimillion-dollar machine called Ventana sitting on the deck of the research vessel Rachel Carson. "It's a massive underwater robot," explains [URL='https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/about/our-mission-and-leadership/kyle-van-houtan']Kyle Van Houtan, [/URL]chief scientist with the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which collaborates with MBARI. "Robotic arms, a lot of sensors, machinery, lights, video cameras." [/QUOTE]
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