Surface drifters (IMAGE)

University of Oldenburg

Surface drifters

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Nearly a dozen of the barrel-shaped drifters float as a loose group in the calm seawater. Using advanced satellite-tracked surface drifters, the research team was able to investigate the distribution pathways of the plastic debris.

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University of Oldenburg/Jens Meyerjürgens

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