震災漂流物：Washed Up (The Planet Magazine) | 海ごみ情報 | 海ごみプラットフォームJAPAN

Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, beach cleanup teams have worked to keep Pacific Northwest shorelines free of man-made debris. After the 2011 Japanese tsunami, scientists began to study the impacts and future implications of Japanese tsunami debris, yet two years later many questions still remain unanswered. Experts stress that the answer lies not just in tsunami-specific debris cleanup but also in addressing the bigger issue of ocean contaminants on both domestic and international shores.