Captain of the Obtuse Chris Charbonneau gets a hand from Stiv Wilson of 5 Gyres as they set sail to collect water and sediment samples from Chesapeake Bay.
Executive director of Trash Free Maryland, Julie Lawson, organized a 4 day expedition of Chesapeake Bay. Lawson brought together plastic pollution experts, educators, policy advocates, environmentalists and journalists to collect water and sediment samples and study the Chesapeake Bay waterway.
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