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Alguita and Crew spent the night moored to the approximately 7 ton island of Hi-Zex brand buoys made by Sanshin Kako Ltd. The ropes dangling below the buoys were carefully spread apart and had scallop shells inserted, apparently as a recruitment site for oysters. When the tsunami hit on March 11th, 2011, it must have ripped out this array and sent it out to sea. We can thus date the time this island has been afloat; 3 years and 4 months. In addition to the buoys, the island is anchored by metal
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35.5287894, -138.85088
Location(text)
35.52878947269574, -138.85088657812503
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35.5287894
Longitude
-138.85088
Location
35.5287894,-138.85088
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KH
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KH
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Language
English
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English Title
Hi-Zex Island – Algalita Marine Research & Education
English Description
Alguita and Crew spent the night moored to the approximately 7 ton island of Hi-Zex brand buoys made by Sanshin Kako Ltd. The ropes dangling below the buoys were carefully spread apart and had scallop shells inserted, apparently as a recruitment site for oysters. When the tsunami hit on March 11th, 2011, it must have ripped out this array and sent it out to sea. We can thus date the time this island has been afloat; 3 years and 4 months. In addition to the buoys, the island is anchored by metal
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http://wayback.archive-it.org/2438/20110301000000/http://www.algalita.org/ship2shore/?p=4520
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http://www.algalita.org/ship2shore/?p=4520