Plastic in the Ocean

Birds are now turning up dead on remote beaches with stomachs full of plastic. Certain areas of Alaska’s remote coast are now littered with debris that was carried there by ocean currents. Not only is the amount of this debris growing, but the amount of money available for cleaning it up is far too small.

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HOST: Steve Heimel, Alaska Public Radio Network

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  • Nicole Trenhom, Ocean Research Project
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LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.

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