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Everything in a Bottle (and Some Stuff That Isn’t)

07 Tuesday Jul 2015

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, archives of the sea, message in a bottle, Mystery Message, plastic, Pollution, weird news

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beachcombing, flotsam, Inspiration, junk, marine debris, message in a bottle, trash

I’ve often marveled at the variety of things that end up in bottles on the beach. I mean, the variety among the messages folks write is amazing in itself. But then, beyond that, there’s a lot of other…stuff…that people put into bottles, often for reasons unknown.

In truth, every bottle on the beach sends a message, doesn’t it? Sometimes, the message seems to be: “I was sent here by someone who doesn’t care about destroying fragile ecosystems!” Sometimes, the message is more like: “Oops! I was using this bottle when the wind kicked up and blew it into the sea.” Many bottles (and other objects) are spilled from ships during storms, or find their way into the ocean after having been dumped in a river. In any case, lying there in piles of thousands on the beach, the collective message is clear: this is not good.


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Talking Trash and Treasure With BYU Radio

15 Tuesday Jul 2014

Posted by Message in a Bottle Hunter in archives of the sea, Interview, message in a bottle, News

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algalita marine research foundation, BYU Radio, captain charles moore, Clint Buffington, curtis ebbesmeyer, flotsam, flotsametrics, great garbage patch, how to send a message in a bottle, message in a bottle, plastic ocean, plastic pollution, plastic trash

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I had a blast stopping by the Morning Show on BYU Radio! Got to talk about a lot of bottles and connect the dots between messages in bottles and flotsam. Have a listen to this fun interview–it’ll help you procrastinate 🙂

Message in a Bottle Hunter on BYU Radio

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