Sometimes
Hawaii recognizes the importance of its ocean. Other times,
Hawaii seems clueless. With this report, though, I’m happy to say that
Hawaii appears to be getting it.
According to the AP, last year NOAA’s Fisheries clean-up crews collected more than 125 tons of debris in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This represents a 25-fold increase over what they crews collected in 1996. NOAA reports that garbage in the area – which comes largely from commercial fishing boats – accumulates at a rate of 40 tons per year. Consequently, NOAA is currently making huge gains in cleaning up the region. Way to go! I can’t wait for my chance to dive the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
[Thanks, Eric!]
