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OCEAN 62

This issue’s close to home article take a look at NetYourProblem.com a Cape Cod local started, for profit company that reuses and resells plastic from used fishing gear.

OCEAN 62 contains two, very unusual, in my opinion, articles. New England Coastal Fishermen have been plagued by invasive Green Crabs. Now, in an extraordinary development, a Fisherman is using them to create a unique Whiskey! In our "Close to Home" section, a local woman has been part of a for profit business recycling used fishing gear that might normally be abandoned. She is working on an expanding, National scale. OCEAN environmental e-newsletter is the educational publication of Safe Harbor, an interdisciplinary environmental consulting group on Cape Cod. OCEAN and our research team is funded by me, so you will never find advertising or solicitations. This is your newsletter, exploring innovative solutions and unusual problems. OCEAN is intended to be shared. Thank you for your support.

-Gordon Peabody

OCEAN 62 Articles

Florida Sargassum

Artificial Turf: Friend of Foe

The Fruitful Desert

Bother to Bottle

Harnessing Waves

Flesh Eating Bacteria

Gulf of Maine Records Second Hottest Year

Acrylic, Nylon, and Seaweed Plastic…? Oh My!

Close to Home: NetMyProblem.com

OCEAN 51

Lindsey Stanton’s article, “A 2nd Cup of Coffee”, describes a very unique recycling concept to reduce food waste and create biodegradable coffee mugs so you can feel extra good about reducing waste while enjoying a cup of coffee.

Lindsey Stanton’s article, “A 2nd Cup of Coffee”, describes a very unique recycling concept to reduce food waste and create biodegradable coffee mugs so you can feel extra good about reducing waste while enjoying a cup of coffee.

Editor's Comments:

The scale of our unprecedented, Worldwide Viral event may reach every one of us. I wanted OCEAN 51 to include some thoughts for consideration, under a new topic, “STAYING SAFE” which we will be continuing in future issues. As we move beyond our Hallmark 50th Issue, I am proud of the team of researchers who write up our various topics. In future issues we will be recognizing some of them individually. In this issue, I recommend Rae Taylor-Burn’s insightfully researched article exploring a mysterious, Northern Africa Locust plague. My other favorite topic in this issue: Lindsey Stanton’s “A 2nd Cup of Coffee”, a very unique recycling concept. Thank you for reading and sharing OCEAN.

~Gordon Peabody, Editor

OCEAN 51 Articles

Staying Safe

Building with Trash

Pacific Ocean Systems Affect Hurricanes

Close to Home

2nd Cup of Coffee

Interruptions in Recycling

What are Boomerang Bags?

Flowers Hinder Bugs, Help Crops

Understanding Reef Safe Sunscreen

Traveling Locusts Link Nations