Stiv Wilson of WEND Magazine

A few weeks ago we mentioned Stiv Wilson Editor in Chief of WEND Magazine, who was invited to be a part of a research mission to the Atlantic Gyre, a diffuse area in the Bermuda Triangle nestled in between the US Virgin Islands and Bermuda. The North Pacific Gyre was the only previously known plastic floating island, measuring twice the size of the state of Texas. There are now believed to be 4 more and this trip to the Atlantic Gyre is the first of its kind to research the amount of debris caught in this circular current.

Well, Stiv and his supporters including Looptworks, Surfrider Foundation many other anonymous donors have made this trip a reality. Stiv will be joining a team lead by, Dr. Marcus Eriksen and Anna Cummins from Algalita Marine Research Foundation and Livable Legacy.

Today, Stiv reported to WEND’s online magazine (which can be read by clicking here) that he has arrived in the US Virgin Islands and is in the process of preparing for an epic journey of 810 Nautical Miles. During this sojourn Stiv will accompany Dr. Erikson and Anna Cummins in gathering samples and testing the density of debris that has thus far accumulated in the untested Atlantic Gyre.

Looptworks along with Keen, Patagonia, Surfrider Foundation and Aquapac are supporting and will be following Stiv’s account of the trip for its entirety. Because the Looptworks team lives to play in our oceans we want to highlight action and awareness toward keeping our oceans pristine.  If you would like to learn more about previously researched North Pacific Gyre,  please watch this short video: by clicking here

Nurdles are tiny pellets of toxic-absorbing plastic that float in our oceans… and into our food chain.

A gyre is a naturally occurring vortex created by circulating water. There are five such high-pressure zones in the Earth’s oceans – in the South Pacific, the North and South Atlantic, the Indian Ocean, and the largest, The North Pacific gyre.