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Deadly diet: large pieces of plastic disintegrate in the ocean, leaking chemicals into the water and creating microplastics, which end up being ingested by marine life. These small pieces of plastic were found by Lecomte and his crew inside the stomach of a mahi-mahi, also known as the common dolphinfish “What’s on the surface is only part of the story: the majority of plastic, which you don’t see, is in the column of water below” 44 THE RED BULLETIN
Ben Lecomte Picking up the pieces: communications manager Hannah Altschwager and deckhand Heather Lynn Hatcher sift through and count samples of microplastic fished from the Pacific focus his mind on what his next challenge should be. “Twenty years ago in the Atlantic, [plastic waste] was something I saw very rarely,” said Lecomte at the time. He set about planning a new sort of expedition: The Vortex Swim. In June 2019, Lecomte set off with a nine-strong team – including a doctor, cook, storytellers and scientists – aboard the 20m yacht I Am Ocean and dived into the Garbage Patch headfirst. This was no longer a sporting challenge or about beating a personal best; Lecomte wants to raise awareness of ocean pollution and gather data to help develop a better understanding of the issues involved. “Plastic in the sea isn’t a single problem,” he says. “It’s a number of problems.” Lecomte’s team has taken on 11 scientific research projects, assisting a number of institutions in their study of microplastics and how currents shift debris. Their aim is to inspire others to make changes such as shunning single-use plastics and choosing alternative materials. Though none of us is perfect, Lecomte says, we all have a duty to help protect our oceans. the red bulletin: What was the most unexpected piece of rubbish you found? ben lecomte: There’s a photo where I’m sitting on a toilet seat totally naked. I posed with the detritus I found. I did it to shock. Because people will be more offended at seeing me naked than an item of plastic like that being in the ocean. My approach for the moment is to do something a bit out-there to attract people’s attention. Is there a global solution to the problem of plastic in our oceans? The problem is certainly global, but it’s complex, which is why we must respond with targeted local campaigns. In the US, for example, lobbyists have a lot of power and put pressure on politicians, but that isn’t so much the case in Germany, which is why they’ve been able to pass laws and issue decrees to limit plastic usage. We can’t apply a miracle solution that works for everyone, because economic models and resources are different. How many vortexes are there? Five. There are two in the Pacific, two in the Atlantic, and one in the Indian Ocean. The North Pacific vortex is the biggest. The important thing for us was to have pictures to be able to convey this atrocious reality. It’s not visible on satellite images. You have to be on the boat and approach slowly to see what’s on the surface, and that’s only part of it: the majority, which you don’t see, is in the column of water below. That’s why THE RED BULLETIN 45
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