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Along this vein I’d be curious if we could grow mangroves on the pacific garbage patch? The shade and roots might even attract enough fish to provide the plant
by bilsbie 4y ago
Along this vein I’d be curious if we could grow mangroves on the pacific garbage patch?
The shade and roots might even attract enough fish to provide the plants with fertilizer.
- changoplatanero 4y agoYou know that the pacific garbage patch is not a solid patch or floating garbage, right?
- esaym 4y agoUhh, in salt water???
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- Jtsummers 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangrove Mangroves can handle salt water. The issue is that they aren't actually free-floating forests out in the ocean, which is what GP would need for their idea.
- bpodgursky 4y agoWell and the patch is like 4 plastic particles per cubic meter.
- Jtsummers 4y agoThat too, but addressed by another response.
- worthless-trash 4y agoThats.. not that much.
- dehrmann 4y ago> Despite the common public perception of the patch existing as giant islands of floating garbage, its low density (4 particles per cubic metre (3.1/cu yd)) prevents detection by satellite imagery, or even by casual boaters or divers in the area. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pacific_garbage_patch