Exist on the world " the 8th mainland " , had you heard of? That is an eddy that comprises by 4 million tons of plastic rubbish, be located in the United States coastal He Xiawei smooths on the west between, the area is equivalent to 4 Japan. "The 8th mainland " live the condition is very abominable, give birth to existence for a long time without marine biology almost over there. Come hundreds of years, mariner and fisher people won't go an area: Equator and north latitude 50 degrees, namely a sector of an area among American California He Xiawei exterminate. Pacific lies here center of semi-tropical air current, it is equatorial calm region, be called " the desert in ocean " . Because do not have wind, be located in Pacific Ocean of center of semi-tropical air current " the 8th mainland " seawater flows very adagio, come from bank of Asian the East China Sea and United States on the west all sorts of floater assembles of the coast hereat. According to estimation, the plastic rubbish here 10% come from flue, the 10% cargoboat that are maritime voyage discard; The plastic rubbish of 80% comes from the others terrestrial, they enter ocean through the way such as catchment conduit. According to British media the report says, nowadays, this rubbish that is located in Pacific Ocean to go up is taken the maritime space that Cong Xiawei smooths to be taken to Japan, China spreads. The graph is take in Pacific Ocean rubbish, the tortoise that diver is twined by flue only in rescue. If you feel " the 8th mainland " cause harm to the animal merely, that is off base. Expand what take as marine rubbish increasingly, this ' plastic soup ' the food chain that had entered nature, the table that differs mankind be gettinged on by end. To keep clear of this " rubbish is taken " , american blame gain is organized " compose of marine far flight " start an ocean to deliver a plan -- starfish project. According to the plan, "Starfish project " will raise money capital of 2 million dollar, divide with Yu Qing " the 8th mainland " 400 thousand medium tons of plastic rubbish, decompose its make fuel. Now, be in again south the belt of the 4th rubbish that Pacific Ocean discovers, its area may be American California 2 times much, make the new mark of marine pollution. Discovered a large number of tire in belt of the first rubbish in people among them, somebody suspects here was regarded as useless old tire is filled bury. Kelaoli represents a marine expert: "Although ' starfish plans ' obtain successful likelihood to need time several years, but we cannot abandon. " look in her, ocean is the place that nature is close to most on the world, come from deep-sea water with respect to the blood as the earth, be worth every earth to the person goes paying close attention to and protect it. | | |