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that by 2025 the total accumulated plastic trash in the oceans will reach around 170 mil- lion tons. That’s based on population trends and continued waste management disposal problems, although there may be some early signs of change, she said.
More than half of the plastic waste that flows into the oceans comes
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and the America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA) have agreed to stage a J Class regatta in Bermuda in June 2017 between the conclusion of the America’s Cup Challenger Playoffs and the America’s Cup Match. “The J Class era of the America’s Cup is
widely recognized as being among the high points in Cup history,” said Russell Coutts, director of ACEA. “When racing for the America’s Cup in
the 1930s, the J Class boats embodied grace and power with cutting-edge design and engineering. Having the J Class join us in Bermuda will create a spectacular blend between the old and new.” The J Class boats will be moored in the
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“The America’s Cup organizers have offered the J Class a unique opportunity to be part of the America’s Cup for the first time in 80 years. On behalf of the owners, captains and crew, we are delight- ed to be part of this spectacular event.” Racing in the J Class regatta will be
organized by the America’s Cup race man- agement team with the final two days of racing expected to straddle the opening weekend of the America’s Cup Match. The current J Class fleet comprises seven boats, including three original Js, two of which raced for the America’s Cup. The seven J Class boats currently sailing are: Endeavour, Hanuman, Lionheart, Rainbow, Ranger, Shamrock V and Velsheda. An eighth J Class yacht is expected to be launched in May 2015.
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SAN JOSE, California (AP) — Each year about 8.8 million tons of plastic ends up in the world oceans, a quantity much higher than previous estimates, according to a new study that tracked marine debris from its source. That’s the equivalent of five grocery bags full of plastic debris dotting each foot of coastline around the world, said lead study author Jenna Jambeck, an envi- ronmental engineering professor at the University of Georgia. If the biggest polluters, mostly devel-
oping Asian countries, don’t clean up how they throw stuff away, Jambeck projects
from just five countries: China, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. The only industrialized western country on the list of top 20 plastic polluters is the United States at No. 20. The U.S. and Europe are not mismanaging their collected waste, so the plastic trash coming from those coun- tries is due to litter, researchers said. While China is responsible for 2.4 mil-
lion tons of plastic that makes its way into the ocean, nearly 28 percent of the world total, the United States contributes just 77,000 tons, which is less than 1 percent, according to the study published in the journal Science. This is mostly because developed countries have systems to trap and collect plastic waste, Jambeck said. “We need to wake up and see our
waste,”Jambeck said. “I think the problem in some ways has sort of snuck up around us.”
The amount of plastics estimated
going into the water is equal to how much tuna is fished each year, so “we are taking out tuna and putting in plastic,” study co-author Kara Lavendar Law said in a press conference at the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference.
— AP writer Seth Stein
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Sea Tow Adds Three SAFE Boats to Fleet “We are so excited to have these boats
splash. They are going to provide the utmost service to boaters along the coast,” said Capt. Charles Boniols, a partner in the San Diego and Newport Beach/L.A. Sea Tow franchises. “Our captains can get from Catalina Island to Huntington Beach in about an hour, and we have a 15- minute response time from San Diego to the Mexican border. This is a huge uptick in technology and is a real benefit to our members. When someone in trouble sees one of these boats coming it will be quite a relief. These boats really mean business.” The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) originally put the three boats into service in 2004.
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