Aloha! Thank you so much for your caring about the state of our planet and our oceans. As you may know, there is a plastic wasteland the size of Texas and 300 feet deep in a swirling area of the North Pacific ocean known as the North Pacific Gyre. There are 9 such gyre's on the planet, and the others have not even to our knowledge been checked out to see if they are in the same condition. With 90% of the world's fishes gone from overfishing and pollution, and conditions such as this in our oceans, it is clear to many of us that action must be taken. This is why Rich Owen founded the Environmental Cleanup Coalition. We are currently in our infancy, working toward creating solutions to this epic challenge co-created by us all. The time is now, and this group is for all of us who care, to post our ideas, any research or additional activity around the Gyre, any inspirations, media, links and/or quotes we discover, so that we can begin to build resonance and awareness around the need to handle this very large challenge. Thank you!