Comments on JUNK: Groundbreaking JUNK News: Plastic Sushi

Who is going to clean up all of the garbage out th...

2008-08-25T07:37:00.000-07:00

Who is going to clean up all of the garbage out there??

How long would it take to retrieve each bit of plastic floating around?

Is there anyone collecting the mess?

Hey Bro. How sad it is to see what was in the bel...

2008-08-21T22:39:00.000-07:00

Hey Bro. How sad it is to see what was in the belly of that fish. I almost feel ashamed of what we as humans are doing to our environment in the name of greed, carelessness, and ignorance. Thanks again for continuing to bring awareness to this problem. I just hope were not at the point of no return yet.
I look forward to hearing about your landing in Hawaii.
David

almost there joel...cant wait to hear some stories...

2008-08-21T22:33:00.000-07:00

almost there joel...

cant wait to hear some stories! You guys inspire me.

tons of love,
cori

Joel, Marcus, AnnaThere was a nice segment about t...

2008-08-21T21:36:00.000-07:00

Joel, Marcus, Anna

There was a nice segment about the Alguita, Dr. Moore, and the issue of plastic marine debris on the Thursday Nightline. I saw you three in some of the video footage. Nightline did a good story. Only a few more days!!

Linda A

Hi AllJust wanted to thank you for doing what you'...

2008-08-21T09:59:00.000-07:00

Hi All

Just wanted to thank you for doing what you're doing. My friend Ron was on board a greenpeace ship that did some documentation of the trash vortex. I was appalled by A) how huge of a problem it is and B) how little the general public knows about this issue. Keep doing what you're doing! Thanks for being out there and spreading the word.

this is a really amazing blog for an equally amazi...

2008-08-21T09:57:00.000-07:00

this is a really amazing blog for an equally amazing cause and undertaking. i wish you guys and girls all the best!

Living amongst the JUNK for the past 5 weeks, is i...

2008-08-20T23:11:00.000-07:00

Living amongst the JUNK for the past 5 weeks, is it possible that the little fish actually ingested plastic fragments of JUNK itself?

In any event, the story of this fish is tragic. Will we be next?

I remember your reply to my comment about the disc...

2008-08-20T20:37:00.000-07:00

I remember your reply to my comment about the discovery of #268and now the #269. I can't believe the amount of plastic particle in his system!! Can you imagine how many more are impacted by these horrible plastic dumped by us selfish human beings? It's so frustrating that I can't even do much to minimize the damage that's already been done.

Joel, you are almost there...following your progre...

2008-08-20T20:35:00.000-07:00

Joel, you are almost there...following your progress from remote points around AK...love from Bella

Hi, I asked Dr. David Greenfield to take a look at...

2008-08-20T18:23:00.000-07:00

Hi,

I asked Dr. David Greenfield to take a look at the photo of the fish on your site, and he said it looks like a young specimen of the thicklipped jack, Pseudocaranx cheilio, known as lehe in Hawaiian.

Hope that helps!
KT

What a tragedy! I felt sick just reading this pos...

2008-08-20T17:55:00.000-07:00

What a tragedy! I felt sick just reading this post. So so sad. Thank you for this voyage of such a high calling. I feel so helpless in doing anything as an individual, but know that is probably just fatalism.

I have greatly enjoyed reading your blog (and Roz's) and want to help. What would you suggest is the best way?

Thank you so much! My son Aidan (5 years old) chec...

2008-08-20T17:18:00.000-07:00

Thank you so much! My son Aidan (5 years old) check your blog every night. We are sad to hear about fish ingesting plastics. Aidan was so inspired by your story that he is trying to build a raft out of trash plastic bottles to float on our local river in Oregon.

Aidan says-"Thanks for all your hardwork and sharing your adventure on the computer."

That is it!

Golly, I'm an Atlantic & Caribbean coaster, so it ...

2008-08-20T09:22:00.000-07:00

Golly, I'm an Atlantic & Caribbean coaster, so it looks like a yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus) to me, but I don't think they get over that way, do they?

Hey this is amazing what your doing! I'm sadly sho...

2008-08-20T07:57:00.000-07:00

Hey this is amazing what your doing! I'm sadly shocked to find this in the middle of a random search and while I like to keep abreast of environmental issues, and research this is the first I've heard of the Soup. I really don't think enough has been done with the awarness of this issue. I will be adding a link to your research page to as many place's as I come across.