No record exists of a captain by this name, with johnson generally considered a pseudonym for one of londons writerpublishers. In plastic ocean, captain charles moore tells his own story of discovering, documenting, and fighting plastic pollution in our water and on our shores. Captain james vinsons 1818 1822 will sumner county tn will book 1, p 347, names his wife and children. Captain charles moore on the seas of plastic video. How a sea captains chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans, takes the reader through his initial voyage to the gyre, his subsequent research expeditions prior to the 2014, fifteen year great pacific garbage patch expedition, which showed the radically upward trend in. A book by captain charles moore with cassandra phillips excerpts. Charles moore at a book signing at pawleys island, sc, in november, 2011. This is a current list of published papers captain moore has authored or coauthored, together with books, edited volumes and contributing editorials. Moore is an oceanographer and boat captain known for articles that recently brought attention to the great pacific garbage patch, an area of the pacific ocean strewn with floating plastic debris caught in a gyre. Endeavour, peter moore argues in this ambitious exploration, was. The researcher who discovered the great pacific garbage patchand remains one of todays key advocates for plastic pollution awarenessinspires a fundamental rethinking of the modern plastic age. Charles moore has 87 books on goodreads with 21018 ratings.
How a sea captains chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oce ans reprint by moore, capt. How a sea captain s chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans paperback september 4, 2012 by charles moore author visit amazons charles moore page. A third generation resident of long beach, california, captain charles moore grew up in and on the pacific ocean. Captain charles moore spoke at boston university to discuss the problem of plastics in our oceans.
In 1997, environmentalist charles moore discovered the worlds largest collection of floating trashthe great pacific garbage patch gpgpwhile sailing from hawaii to california. Captain charles moore grew up on the pacific ocean, sailing from a young age. Charles hilary moore born 31 october 1956 is an english journalist and a former editor of the daily telegraph, the spectator and the sunday telegraph. How a sea captains chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the.
Charles moore of the algalita marine research foundation first discovered the great pacific garbage patch an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Charles godwin moore g2 19971949 see chapter i and chart 2 olive beatrice mclean g2 19051979 see chapter ii and chart 7 constantine chrones g2 190019940 see chapter iii antonia laskaris g2 b. Charles was born on 15 november 1760, the son of samuel mansfield, a dockyard officer at plymouth dock, and was baptised on december 1760 at stoke damerel, devon. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. E ndeavour was the ship that captain cook sailed to australia and new zealand on his first voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771.
Charles moore, like the sea captain he is, masterfully reels in readers. We must work towards a world where plastic pollution is unthinkable. Order index to captain moores book a careless word a needless sinking. Laurie david, author, in plastic ocean, readers join captain moore on journeys through history, into science labs and to remote parts of the ocean revealing information both fascinating and incredibly important. While its author was named, he remained a mystery for more than two centuries. In 1997, environmentalist charles moore discovered the worlds largest. Charles moore, cassandra phillips, audiobook narrated by mel foster. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading plastic ocean. A prominent seafaring environmentalist and researcher shares his shocking discovery of the great pacific garbage patch, and inspires a fundamental rethinking of the plastic age. Weve been anchored at rapa nui since the first day of the new year, re.
This great new book explains that groundbreaking discovery and how our throwaway culture is devastating our sea life. In the summer of 1997, charles moore set sail from honolulu with the sole. Since its publication, a general history of the pyrates has been a key resource for anyone searching for information about pirates in the first quarter of the 1700s. He founded the algalita marine research institute in 1994 to protect and restore the marine environment. In 1997 his research focus turned after he charted an ocean course through the north pacific gyre and discovered the great pacific garbage patchan. In this sobering, impassioned book, moore chronicles his attempts to. In the summer of 1997, charles moore set sail from honolulu returning home after competing in a transpacific race. The nhs fundraiser has also been asked to write a childrens book, a lifestyle book and a. In his first book, plastic ocean, captain charles moore talks about the plastic soup he discovered over ten years ago on his way back from a sailing race in hawaii. John robert moore, a college professor, claimed captain charles johnson was actually daniel defoe. Avery, 2012 with added chapter in this fascinating chronicle, captain moore tells us about encountering the great pacific garbage patch the north pacific subtropical gyre in 1997 and returning in 1999 to collect samples for analysis on.
More gripping than the odyssey, charles walks with readers along beaches,through ancient still waters and across the silent parts of the planet. Charles moore is responsible for raising awareness of the great pacific garbage gyre, and is dedicated to working with industry to help mitigate the problem. Some abstracts and full articles can be accessed through the attendant links. By captain charles moore with cassandra phillips avery, october 27, 2011, hardcover and paperback. He discovered the pacific ocean garbage patch in 1997 and brought it to world attention. A yachting competition across the pacific led veteran seafarer charles moore to discover what some have since deemed the worlds largest landfill actually a huge waterbound swath of floating plastic garbage the size of two texases. And in any event, as ackerman observes early on, intelligence is a slippery concept, even in our own species, tricky to define and tricky to measure. The great pacific garbage patch is known by several names, a reflection of its amorphous state of being in both size and politics. Some scholars have suggested that charles johnson was actually daniel defoe. Moore, a lifelong seafarer, was spurred to activism when his catamaran stalled in a remote area of the northeast pacific and he noticed a visible proliferation of plastic bits and other trash floating on the waters surface. Captain charles moore, the man who first discovered the pacific trash vortex in 1997, is returning there in early july for further research. A third generation resident of long beach, california, i grew up next to, in and on the pacific ocean. Plastic ocean by captain charles moore northwest yachting.
Trying to get home in a windless sea, moore took a shortcut that put him in the middle of a plastic soup ocean strewn with plastic litter bottles, bottle caps, rope, fishing nets and brokendown. The engraving to the right is circa 1800 and is titled stoke church yard, gibbet, etc. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Charles moore s most popular book is plastic ocean. Oceanographer and sailboat racing captain charles moore had discovered the patch in 1997.
Moore is an oceanographer and boat captain known for articles that recently brought attention to the great pacific garbage patch, an area of the. His father was an industrial chemist and avid sailor who took young charles and his siblings to remote guadalupe island in the caribbean and. Charles moore is a researcher and speaker focusing on the environment. How a sea captains chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans.
The two men, who were in the field, at work, saw the indians coming, in full speed, down the hill toward captain moores who had ere this discovered them, and started in a. Charles moore is now a twotime garbage patch discoverer. Plastic ocean is an incredibly important book, explaining the urgency of the. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Captain charles john moore mansfield of hms minotaur at. In 1997, charles moore surfer,scientific searcher, and sea captain was the first to cross upon an enormous stretch of floating plastic debris now called the pacific garbage patch. At the telegraph he was the boss of later prime minister boris johnson who was the papers brussels correspondent. Trapped in an enormous slow whirlpool called the pacific gyre, a mostly stagnant, planktonrich seascape spun of massive. As originators in the field of plastic pollution prevention, we dont simply clean up trash our innovative work is aimed at mending a broken system by shifting the way humans think about their environmental impact. He was strolling the plastic sand at hawaiis infamous kamilo beach, exposing the realities of a plastic society. Captain charles moore, a scientist and activist, discusses the greatest infection of the sea detailed in his acclaimed new book plastic ocean. Merchant marine, both in ships and personnel, during world war ii, by captain arthur r. Captain moore will share about his voyages out to sea, his discovery of the great pacific garbage patch, his hardwon scientific credibility and his dogged, gamechanging efforts to get the world to pay. Charles moore the great pacific plastic trash island french subtitles ron. To get to california, he and his crew took a shortcut through the seldomtraversed north pacific.
When asked what working with johnson was like he replied. A history of the staggering losses suffered by the u. On a sailing trip from hawaii to california in 1997 captain charles moore made a fateful change of course that changed the direction of his life. Science writer ackerman ahchoothe uncommon life of your common cold, 2010, etc. Cassandra phillips has worked as a newspaper reporter and won substantial grant funding from the usda small business innovation and research program to research plastics effect on orchids. A prominent seafaring environmentalist and researcher shares his shocking discovery of the great pacific garbage patch in the pacific ocean, and inspires a. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. How a sea captains chance discovery launched a determined quest to save the oceans kindle edition by moore, charles, phillips, cassandra. I first learned of captain charles moore in a discovery channel documentary in 2009. The book is a bit heavy on the side of factoids, but i suppose captain moore would.
Captain charles moore by greenberg, nell earth island. My father was an industrial chemist and avid sailor, taking me and my siblings to destinations from guadalupe island, mexico to hawaii. Captain charles johnson otiende was the british author of the 1724 book a general history of the robberies and murders of the most notorious pyrates, whose identity remains a mystery. In this fascinating chronicle, captain moore tells us about encountering the great pacific garbage patch the north pacific subtropical gyre in 1997 and. The patch, also described as the pacific trash vortex, is an area in the northcentral pacific where tiny bits of trash, together weighing as much as 100. It is a book of science and conservation to be sure, but it is also a moving series of stories about captain moores adventures at sea. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. By algalita marine research foundation a prominent seafaring environmentalist and researcher shares his maritime encounters with the shocking amount of plastic debris in the northeast pacific ocean, now commonly referred to as the great pacific garbage patch. Highly readable, thoughtful, honest, and determined, plastic ocean is a book with staying power. In 1997, captain charles moore steered his catamaran into the.
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