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  • A sargassum swimming crab (Portunus sayi) takes shelter in a drifting plastic bag. Ocean currents bring floating mats of sargassum and, increasingly, plastic and other debris together. It is estimated plastic will out-weigh fish by 2050 if trends continue. Image made off Contoy Island, Mexico.
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  • A Sargassum swimming crab (Portunus sayi) at night in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
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  • Almaco Jack fish (Seriola rivoliana) take shelter under a sargassum seaweed matt. Image made in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
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  • A jack fish (eriola dumerili) takes shelter under a matt of sargassum in the Sargasso Sea.
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  • A jack fish (eriola dumerili) takes shelter under a mat of sargassum in the Sargasso Sea.
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  • Almaco Jack fish (Seriola rivoliana) take shelter under a sargassum matt with a plastic packing tie in it. Image made in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
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  • A Planehead filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus) takes shelter in a matt of sargassum in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
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  • Almaco Jack fish (Seriola rivoliana) take shelter under a sargassum seaweed matt. Image made in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
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  • Planehead filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus) take shelter in a matt of sargassum seaweed in the Sargasso Sea.
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  • A school of filefifsh take shelter and feed on invertibrates (bottom of frame) found on sargassum in the Sargasso Sea.
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  • A sargassum frogfish photographed in a tank after being captured by scientists collecting sargassum seaweed for research purposes aboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea.
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  • A plastic bottle cap floats at the surface among sargassum seaweed (sargassum natans) in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
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  • A large plastic bottle cap floats at the surface among sargassum seaweed (sargassum natans) in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
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  • Scientist Nerine Constant measures a mat of sargassum seaweed as part of their study to see if sargassum might act as an incubator to sea turtles with warmer temperatures than the surrounding water.
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  • Jacks take shelter under sargassum in the Sargassum Sea.
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  • A sargassum swimming crab (Portunus sayi) takes shelter in a drifting plastic bag. Ocean currents bring floating mats of sargassum and, increasingly, plastic and other debris together. It is estimated plastic will out-weigh fish by 2050 if trends continue. Image made off Contoy Island, Mexico.
    2016_01_16Cancun019.jpg
  • Marine Biologist Alexandra Gulick scans for sargassum and marvels at the approaching weather.
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  • A jack takes shelter under a matt of Sargassum in the Sargasso Sea. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
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  • CNN senior international correspondent Arwa Damon freedives beneath a matt of sargassum in the Sargasso Sea. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
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  • Two grey triggerfish (Balistes capriscus) fight over a large piece of plastic floating at the surface among sargassum seaweed (sargassum natans) in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
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  • A jack swims past a tangle of plastic fiber fishing gear entangled with sargassum in the Sargasso Sea.
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  • A large tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) and jacks live under the cover of sargassum in the Sargasso Sea. Notice the plastic packing tie in the right of the frame.
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  • Grey tiggerfish (Balistes capriscus) hide under a large piece of plastic while juvenile ocean triggerfish (Canthidermis sufflamen) swim among sargassum seaweed near the surface. Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
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  • A Sargassum crab at 30 feet at night in the Sargasso Sea.
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  • A plastic gift balloon and ribbon drift with sargassum in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
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  • The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
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  • A small (1cm) unidentified fish hiding inside a pelagic tunicate at 80 feet at night in the Sargasso Sea. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
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  • Sea Turtle scientists Alexandra Gulick and Nerine Constant give a talk in the ships lounge. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
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  • Shailene Woodley aboard the Greenpeace Ship Esperanza departing Bermuda for the Sargasso Sea. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
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  • A Grey tiggerfish (Balistes capriscus) hides in a large piece of plastic (likely an octopus trap) fishing gear among sargassum seaweed near the surface. Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
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  • Shailene Woodley and scientist Celia Ojeda Martinez give a live webcast about ocean plastics in the ships bridge. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
    20190805-501_4158.jpg
  • A sea butterfly shot at night in the open ocean at 80 feet. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
    20190802-500_5104.jpg
  • Ceriantharia Tube Anemone Larva shot at 40 feet at night over 13,000 feet of water in the Sargasso Sea. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
    20190731-500_4712.jpg
  • The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
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  • A pelagic shrimp species shot on a blackwater diver in the Sargasso Sea. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
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  • A jellyfish at night in the Sargasso Sea.The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
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  • Triggerfish hide under a tangle of plastic fishing gear and sargassum seaweed in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
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  • A shrimp inside a pyrosome. Shot at 60 feet over 13,000 feet of water at night in the Sargasso Sea. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
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  • Invasive wireweed (Sargassum muticum) just offshore off Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
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  • A large tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) and almaco jack fish (Seriola rivoliana) live under the cover of sargassum in the Sargasso Sea. Notice the plastic packing tie in the right of the frame. Image made in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
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  • Setting up scientist Celia Ojeda Martinez's eDNA experiment. With this, the researchers can determine which species have been in the immediate area in the last days.
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  • An unidentified octopus at 50 feet over 13,000 feet of water in the Sargasso Sea during a blackwater dive.
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  • Radio Operator Till Seidensticker in his office aboard the Greenpeace ship Esperanza.
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  • In 5mm squares micro-pastics are sorted by a plastics researcher.
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  • The manta trawl is hung over the side of the boat and skims the surface to collect microplastics.
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  • Crew of the Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea ready a manta trawl to collect and measure the amount of microplastics on the surface.
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  • Freddy Toia climbs out of the steering room on the Greenpeace ship Esperanza.
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  • A larval stage lobster at 90 feet over 13,000 feet of water at night in the Sargasso Sea.
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  • Triggerfish fight over a plastic barrel in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • Microplastics from a manta trawl in the Sargasso Sea are placed on a map of the area as a visual demonstration.
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  • Marine Biologist Nerine Constant peeks out from her hammock on the poop deck.
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  • Actress and advocate Shailene Woodley holding a sign that reads "1.5 Million Support Ocean Sanctuaries! Greenpeace.org/protecttheoceans".
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  • Engineer Nasko Atanasov in the engineers room.
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  • A flying fish at night in the Sargasso Sea.
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  • A flying fish at night near the surface in the Sargasso sea.
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  • Actor and advocate Shailene Woodley finding and collecting plastic in the Sargasso Sea. In her hand we see a plastic shotgun shell in red and a piece of black garbage bag.
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  • A triggerfish hides inside a discarded plastic octopus trap in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • A Greenpeace ship crew member awaits a RHIB for deployment.
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  • Crew members enjoy a beautiful sunset on the Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea.
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  • Greenpeace ship crew relax, read and enjoy the sunset.
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  • A small fish hitching a ride in a salp at 60 feet over 13,000 feet during a blackwater dive in the Sargasso Sea.
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  • Amphipod riding in pelagic tunicate at 80 feet over 13,000 feet of water at night in the Sargasso Sea during a blackwater dive.
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  • A glass eel at 40 feet over 13,000 feet of water at night in the Sargasso Sea.
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  • A Greenpeace ship crew member holds a sign reading "Protect Our Oceans" in front of the ship Esperanza.
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  • Mechanic Max Bachler works on one of the RHIBs.
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  • Almaco jack (Seriola rivoliana) uses a discarded fishing net, drifting in the open ocean as shelter. Image made in The Bahamas.
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  • A lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) swimming over sargassum seabed off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.
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  • A hawksbill sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) hides in the sargassum seaweed as a tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) swims past. Image made off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.
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  • Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) swimming over sargassum seaweed off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.
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  • A large piece of black plastic, probably a former garbage bag, floats among sargassum seaweed in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean.
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  • A Sargassum swimming crab (Portunus sayi) at night in the Sargasso Sea, Atlantic Ocean, International Waters.
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  • After skimming the surface of the ocean, plastics are sorted by researchers on board. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza during its expedition to the Sargasso Sea, a unique region in the North Atlantic Ocean that is home to a diverse array of marine life, including loggerhead and green sea turtles.  The journey will see Greenpeace and University of Florida researchers team up to study the impact of plastics and microplastics on marine life and the importance that the Sargasso’s drifting Sargassum seaweed habitat has for the development of juvenile sea turtles.
    20190801-501_3380.jpg
  • Invasive Japanese wireweed (Sargassum muticum) in the shallows off Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
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  • Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) swimming over sargassum seaweed with an old, algae covered fishing hook in her mouth.  Image made off Grand Bahama Island, Bahamas.
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