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Science educator Marcus Eriksen and photographer Joel Paschal set sail from California on June 1, 2008, on a raft made of plastic bottles and an old airplane fuselage. Eighty-eight days later, they landed in Hawaii. Eriksen, who made the trip to raise public awareness of the problem of plastic pollution in the world's oceans, describes the journey.
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Produced by: Lea Winerman |
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| Mahi Mahi catch |
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| Eriksen and Paschal added to the store of food they'd brought along by catching an occasional fish, such as this Mahi Mahi. |
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Speaking: Marcus Eriksen
Photo Credit: Marcus Eriksen, Audio Credit: Lea Winerman |
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