{"id":29239,"date":"2010-10-11T17:26:30","date_gmt":"2010-10-11T17:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/plastic-in-the-oceans\/"},"modified":"2010-10-11T17:26:30","modified_gmt":"2010-10-11T17:26:30","slug":"plastic-in-the-oceans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/beaches\/plastic-in-the-oceans.php","title":{"rendered":"Plastic in the Oceans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love the ocean and I love beaches – obvi. I am reminded everyday of the reasons why and this is primarily because I don’t live near one. I live in a city and every time I am stuck in traffic or watch people fight over a shopping cart, I think – “I need to get out of here for just a little bit” and being in a warm ocean is where I want to be. It is that same distance from the ocean though that keeps us humans in the dark from what we are doing to it. Admittedly, when I do daydream about being at the beach, like most people, I think of only the great things about it – white sands, blue waters and the beautiful underwater life that is part of that ecosystem. Rafa Herrero<\/a>’s piece, Octubre<\/a>, is a reminder of what we are turning the ocean into. If all the trash being dumped into the ocean doesn’t stop, my daydream – along with other ocean lover’s daydreams will only be just that – a dream.<\/p>

About Octubre:<\/p>

In October, after the holidays, trade winds whirl about rivers of rubbish where turtles close in searching for food, but only to find a slow death in these deadly traps.<\/p>

A new species strongly settles down in the ocean: plastic.<\/p>

An ephemeral shelter for a few, but a sad end for the majority.<\/p>

About Rafa:<\/p>

Director of Aquawork<\/a>. I live in Canary Islands. My productions are underwater documentaries, mainly. Work with a Panasonic HVX201E within a Gates housing.<\/p>

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Turtle Caught in Plastic - Scene from Octubre - by Rafa Herrera<\/p><\/div>

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