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|Factoid Text="This summer, I swam long distances in the Seven Seas: the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Aegean, Black, Red, Arabian and North Seas. I saw no sharks, no whales, no dolphins. I saw no fish longer than 11 inches. The larger ones had all been fished out. When I swam in the Aegean, the sea floor was covered with litter; I saw tires and plastic bags, bottles, cans, shoes and clothing." - excerpts from [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/opinion/swimming-through-garbage.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=1 Op-Ed in the NY Times]. | |Factoid Text="This summer, I swam long distances in the Seven Seas: the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Aegean, Black, Red, Arabian and North Seas. I saw no sharks, no whales, no dolphins. I saw no fish longer than 11 inches. The larger ones had all been fished out. When I swam in the Aegean, the sea floor was covered with litter; I saw tires and plastic bags, bottles, cans, shoes and clothing." - excerpts from [http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/29/opinion/swimming-through-garbage.html?ref=todayspaper&_r=1 Op-Ed in the NY Times]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:21, 29 September 2014
Swimming the Seven Seas Was an Eye-Opener
- "This summer, I swam long distances in the Seven Seas: the Mediterranean, Adriatic, Aegean, Black, Red, Arabian and North Seas. I saw no sharks, no whales, no dolphins. I saw no fish longer than 11 inches. The larger ones had all been fished out. When I swam in the Aegean, the sea floor was covered with litter; I saw tires and plastic bags, bottles, cans, shoes and clothing." - excerpts from Op-Ed in the NY Times.
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