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Sail training ship Miraie crossing the western North Pacific Ocean in January 2020. © Toshihiko Tanaka
April 3, 2020
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This voyage was part of the Sailing Towards a Plastic-Free Ocean project, a collaboration between the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) and the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC),...Our mission was to help to gather more data about microplastics in the western North Pacific Ocean, alongside running an education programme for young people aged between 8-13 years old.  

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