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Marine Bryozoa
Scientific Name: Membranipora membanacea
Common Name: Lacy-Crust Bryozoan
Marine Bryoza is also known as "Lacy crust bryoxoan" because the skeletons of dead colonies of Bryozoa form a beautiful lace-like pattern on the outer covering. The composition of the outer cell is calcareous, similar to that of corals.
This sample was collected from a shampoo bottle (# 16618-26) that was washed ashore at the beach of Ocean Shores, WA on June 18, 2016
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Atomaspheric background reference of January and February 2016: NOAA Climate Prediction Center
 
 
There is no valid methodology to identify where each debris was originally dumped before traveling along the North Pacific Gyre. It is one of our research objects to find (speculate) the original disposal location by analyzing the regional characteristics of phytoplankton or zooplanktons attached to the debris.
We are also tracking marine debris to estimate the gross volume of Asian originated marine debris reaching to the coasts of the Pacific Northwest. However, estimating the actual volume is still in the preliminary stages.



Country of origin* China Japan Thailand Korea Russia Canada Total
No. 12 11 1 1 1 1 26
*refers to debris believed to originate in Asia and Canada, but is unidentifiable to a specific country


Item No: 16618-1 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.186365, -124.202938
Category: Plastic cup Size & Weight: 17cm x 10cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Canada
Information: Scott Plastics Ltd.,

Item No: 16618-2 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.186330, -124.202297
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 32cm x 8cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Guangzhou, Canton, China
Information: Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd.

Item No: 16618-3 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.186307, -124.201451
Category: Plastic bottle cap Size & Weight: 3cm x 1cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: GMP Food

Item No: 16618-4 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.185790, -124.201836
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 13cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: Coca Cola Japan

Item No: 16618-5 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.186031, -124.199785
Category: Rice bag Size & Weight: 36cm x 17cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Thailand
Information: polypropylene fiber rice bag of Jasmine Rice Mill - Agrosa
Item No: 16618-6 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.183422, -124.19990
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 20cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: Coca Cola Japan

Item No: 16618-7 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.185142, -124.198787
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 30cm x 7cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Russia
Information: N/A
Item No: 16618-8 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.184325, -124.199580
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 27cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Wenzhou, China
Information: Master Kong (Kangshifu), Ting Hsin International
Item No: 16618-9 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.183872, -124.198966
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 20cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: Chinese charactor says "water"
Item No: 16618-10 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.183194, -124.198479
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 20cm x 7cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Hangzhou, China
Information: Wa Ha Ha
Item No: 16618-11 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.182410, -124.198095
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 27cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Sapporo, Japan
Information: Pokka Sapporo
Item No: 16618-12 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.181540 -124.198633
Category: Plastic wine bottle cap Size & Weight: 20cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: N/A
Item No: 16618-13 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.181157, -124.197890
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 30cm x 10cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Wenzhou, China
Information: Master Kang (Kangshifu), Ting Hsin International
Item No: 16618-14 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.180531, -124.198377
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 11cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: Itoen
Item No: 16618-15 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.180235, -124.197737
Category: Plastic wine bottle cap Size & Weight: 22cm x 9cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Hong Kong, China
Information: JRB Rotoman Agrichemical Company Ltd.
Item No: 16618-16 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.179538, -124.198018
Category: Plastic bottle cap Size & Weight: 3cm x 0.4cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: Chinese Characters say "Pusup to Open"
Item No: 16618-17 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.18894, -124.198377
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 20cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Wenzhou, China
Information: Master Kang (Kangshifu), Ting Hsin International
Item No: 16618-18 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.177986, -124.199042
Category: Plastic bottle cap Size & Weight: 3cm x 1cm
Country Originally Manufactured: China
Information: Coca Cola China
Item No: 16618-19 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.177798, -124.197583
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 22cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: Coca cola Japan
Item No: 16618-20 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.177223, -124.196866
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 20cm x 6.5cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: Sangaria Ramune
Item No: 16618-21 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at 47.176893, -124.196456
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 22cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Wenzhou, China
Information: Master Kong (Kangshifu), Ting Hsin International
Item No: 16618-22 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.176510, -124.197250
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 22cm x 6cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Wenzhou, China
Information: Master Kong (Kangshifu), Ting Hsin International
Item No: 16618-23 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.175935, -124.197430
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 26cm x 7cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: Kirkland Fabric Softner sold in Japan
Item No: 16618-24 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.175935, -124.19661
Category: Plastic bottle cap Size & Weight: 3cm x 1cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Wenzhou, China
Information: Master Kong (Kangshifu), Ting Hsin International
Item No: 16618-25 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.175639, -124.196247
Category: Plastic cigarette lighter Size & Weight: 7.5cm x 2cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: Tokai Corporation
Item No: 16618-26 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.172648, -124.195792
Category: Plastic shampoo bottle Size & Weight: 19cm x 7cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Japan
Information: Kao Feather Shampoo
Ref.:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TEbhlF26PI
Item No: 16618-27 Date Collected: June 18, 2016
Located at: 47.172997, -124.195408
Category: Plastic bottle Size & Weight: 30cm x 8cm
Country Originally Manufactured: Korea
Information: N/A

  
 
 
In our marine debris suvey at Ocean Shores, we are conducting comprehensive research of the changing ecosystem in the region.
 
 
On this day, we saw a large (head to tail about 90 cm) bald eagle (Scientific name: Haliaeetus leucocephalus) perchied on top of a lodgepole pine tree standing on a cliff, and occasionally chasing birds flying nearby.
 
 

Order: Cyanophyta
Family: Chroococcales
Genus: Cyanobacteria
This is dried Cyanophyta that once grew on the surface of a plastic bottle (Sample # 16618-19). As they were washed ashore, the Cyanophyta dried up and almost lost the bonding agent holding each cell together. However, they are still able to keep their formation of lining up one after another.
Cyanophyta is aquatic and photosynthetic. Further research is continued as Cynophyta is expected to be the most promising raw material needed to produce a practical marketing volume of biofuels and degradable bioplastics.

 
 
Sample collected from #16618-19
Order: Licmophorales
Family: Licmophoraceae
Genus: Licmophora | Diatom
Sample collected from #16618-19
Order: Hemiaulales
Family: Hemiaulaceae
Genus: Certataulima | Diatom
 
 
Sample collected from #16618-14
Order: Eukayote
Family: Eukaryotes
Genus: Eukaryotic Cell (Plant)

UV-A filtered image of Eukayotic cell to have
clear image of nucleolus and chromosome.
 
 
Sample collected from #16618-20
Order: Dictyochales
Family: Fragilariaceae
Genus: Dictyocha | Silicoflagellates
Sample collected from #16618-20
Order: C. marina var. antiqua
Family: Chattonella
Genus: Chattonella
 
 
Sample collected from 16618-8
Order: Peridinales
Family: Peridinaceae

Genus: Peridinium quinquecorne
Sample collected from 16618-8
Order: Gymnodiniales
Family: Polykrikaeseae
Genus: Polykrikos | Dinoflagellate
 
 
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