d566a8d8-9e6f-40ba-99ed-7b540368f3d0 Sextant Ifremer ZI Pointe du Diable Plouzane Brittany 29280 France sextant@ifremer.fr https://sextant.ifremer.fr/eng pointOfContact 2025-05-16T00:17:48.892471Z ISO 19115-3 - SEXTANT 1.0 The Ocean Cleanup - We develop and scale technologies to rid the ocean of plastic. publication d566a8d8-9e6f-40ba-99ed-7b540368f3d0 Every year, millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans, of which the majority spills out from rivers. A portion of this plastic travels to ocean garbage patches, where it gets caught in a vortex of circulating currents alongside plastic from other sources (e.g. offshore fishing activities). If no action is taken, plastic will increasingly impact our ecosystems, health, and economies. The Ocean Cleanup is a non-profit organization developing and scaling technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. To achieve this objective, we have to work on a combination of closing the sources of plastic pollution and cleaning up what has already accumulated in the ocean and doesn’t go away by itself. This goal means we plan to put ourselves out of business – once we have completed this project, our work is done. To rid the oceans of plastic, we need not only to clean up what is already out there but also stop new plastic from entering the ocean – we need to close the tap. Working together with government leaders, individuals, and private corporations, our goal is to tackle these 1000 most polluting rivers all over the world Every single year, marine plastic costs the economy (6 to 19) billions of dollars – impacting tourism, fisheries and aquaculture, and (governmental) cleanups. And that doesn’t include the impact on our health and on the marine ecosystem. Intercepting plastic in rivers is much more cost-effective than dealing with the consequences downstream. The Ocean Cleanup The Ocean Cleanup https://theoceancleanup.com/contact/ pointOfContact https://sextant.ifremer.fr/geonetwork/srv/api/records/d566a8d8-9e6f-40ba-99ed-7b540368f3d0/attachments/oceanCleanup.JPG /Human Activities/Economic Equipment and On-land Techniques/Wastewater Networks/Discharge points Thèmes Sextant 2023-03-16 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.sextant-theme Environmental monitoring facilities GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2018-07-27T14:39:48 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme Tool Database Mission Atlantic - Resources 2023-03-16 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.mission-atlantic-resources Atlantic Ocean South Brazilian Shelf Mission Atlantic - Case Studies 2023-03-16 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.mission-atlantic-case-studies /Environment/Pollution Mission Atlantic - BODC Parameters 2023-03-16 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.mission-atlantic-bodc-parameters Environmental data Spatial data products Mission Atlantic - Data type (DMP) 2023-03-16 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.mission-atlantic-data-type WP3 Pelagic Mapping Mission Atlantic - Work Package 2023-03-16 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.mission-atlantic-work-package Unknown conditions grid utf8 oceans -180.00 180.00 -90.00 90.00 https://theoceancleanup.com/ WWW:LINK The Ocean Cleanup website https://theoceancleanup.com/dashboard/ WWW:LINK Access to the Dashboard RÈGLEMENT (UE) N o 1089/2010 DE LA COMMISSION du 23 novembre 2010 portant modalités d'application de la directive 2007/2/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil en ce qui concerne l'interopérabilité des séries et des services de données géographiques 2010-12-08 publication See the referenced specification