45 Day Expedition crosses Pacific from Honolulu to California, traversing over 4600 miles of debris filled Ocean SAN FRANCISCO, CA – July 26, 2022 – Ocean Voyages Institute announcesthat after 45 days at sea, its sailing cargo ship has arrived in port, docking inCalifornia for the first time, with 96 tons of recovered plastic “ghost” …
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OCEAN VOYAGES INSTITUTE SETS SAIL FOR GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH AMID CLIMATE EMERGENCY
Sailing cargo ship departs Honolulu to capture massive amounts of plastic debris HONOLULU, HI – June 7, 2022 – An ongoing mission to remove plastics from the oceans, led by Ocean Voyages Institute, sets sail on World Oceans Day to the Pacific Gyre from the Hawaiian port of Honolulu, amid emergency climate declarations by several …
OCEAN VOYAGES INSTITUTE SHIP ARRIVES IN COSTA RICA UNDER NEW COLLABORATION AGREEMENT
Ocean Voyages Institute, For the Oceans Foundation, and Costa Rica’s Ministry of Environment and Energy launch marine pollution recovery and protection mission in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor PUNTARENAS, CR – Less than two months after signing a promising new marine conservation collaboration agreement comprising the areas of Coco’s Island National Park, Golfo Dulce …
OVI DEPLOYS CLEAN-UP VESSEL TO CENTRAL AMERICA
OVI commends the Governments of Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Columbia in announcing at COP26, the Eastern Tropical Pacific Marine Corridor (CMAR) Initiative. By increasing the size of their protected territorial waters, these Central American Nations have joined together to create a fishing-free corridor covering more than 500,000 sq km (200,000 sq miles) in one …
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WinTogether and SAP join forces to benefit Ocean Voyages Institute (OVI), giving donors a chance to Win $50K
Ocean Voyages Institute would like to thank WinTogether and SAP for helping to fundraise for a cleaner ocean. Funds raised in the CLEAN OCEANS CAMPAIGN will go towards OVI’s goal of removing One Million pounds of ghost nets and toxic plastics from our seas. OVI would like to also thank USA Today, Lottery.com, IHeartMedia, the Dollar …
Ocean Carbon and the Danger of Plastic
When carbon in the atmosphere is photosynthesized by algae in the oceans, zooplantkon eat the algae and drop carbon-rich feces to the sea-floor. Plastics are disrupting the ocean’s ability to store carbon, as zooplankton also ingest plastic.
ByFusion Becomes Off-take Partner for the Largest Ocean Cleanup In History
ByFusion teams up with Ocean Voyages Institute to convert 40,000 lbs of plastic waste from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch into construction-grade building material ByFusion announces off-take partnership with Ocean Voyages Institute (OVI), repurposing 20 tons of marine debris and plastic waste into construction grade building materials. The ByFusion-OVI partnership will ‘close the loop’ on …
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OCEAN VOYAGES INSTITUTE COMMITS TO REMOVING 1 MILLION POUNDS OF PLASTIC FROM THE OCEAN
Record-breaking season prompts non-profit group to raise the bar on open ocean clean-up after 340,000 pounds of plastic waste pulled from Great Pacific Garbage Patch HONOLULU, HI — August 5, 2020 Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel, S/V KWAI, docked in Honolulu today, after 35 days at sea, successfully concluding the second and final …
Biggest Open Ocean Clean-up Ever!
Ocean Voyages Institute Sets Record with Largest Open Ocean Clean-up in History
(Press Release / Photos/Video) HONOLULU, HI — June 23, 2020 – Ocean Voyages Institute’s marine plastic recovery vessel, S/V KWAI, docked at the port of Honolulu today, after a 48-day expedition, successfully removing 103 tons (206,000 lbs.) of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone, more commonly known as the …
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