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So where is the referenced study? Or the actual picture? I did not see a link from this article and the photos are unrelated. Edit: I think they are talking ab

So where is the referenced study? Or the actual picture? I did not see a link from this article and the photos are unrelated. Edit: I think they are talking about this? [1] The depth, location, and description match. The observation is from 1998 which I believe has relevance that would be curiously missing from the article? Edit 2: I think I found the referenced study: "Human footprint in the abyss: 30 year records of deep-sea plastic debris" [2] [1] https://www.godac.jamstec.go.jp/dsdebris/view/metadata?key=JEDI_KAIKO0073_00010V&lang=en&lang=en https://www.godac.jamstec.go.jp/dsdebris/view/metadata?key=J... [2]: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X17305195 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X1...

hh3k0 3y ago
> The observation is from 1998 which I believe has relevance that would be curiously missing from the article? What you're missing is that it's not an article, but an educational resource for kids in grade 3–12.
- blamazon 3y ago
  That only makes me more upset! Why stifle the curiosity of kids that want to investigate the original sources of such information?
  - ta1243 3y ago
    It literally says it comes from the Deep-Sea Debris Database, it doesn't spoonfeed it by listing the specific reference, but a search for "mariana trench" and I can see a large variety of debris, including Plastic bag/sheet (Several), Unidentified debris Can Beverage can Other plastic product (Several) etc
- vorticalbox 3y ago
  I feel educational writing would be a better resource by listing their sources.