For those of us who are history buffs, Midway Atoll is a name always associated with the crucial battle in 1942 when the U.S. Navy turned back the Japanese. Some accounts of the period mention how personnel stationed on Midway's two islands liked to watch the "gooney birds" - albatrosses, which are designed for life primarily in the air and are humorously clumsy in takeoff and landing. This film is showing a new battle - one we're not winning. Midway is Ground Zero for the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, maybe the biggest blot we humans have made on the world's oceans, and plastic pollution is endangering the albatross and many other species. This situation is worse - a LOT worse - than I knew. Filmmaker Chris Jordan is asking for contributions to finish post-production.
Thanks to Dr. Cherie McCollough for posting this on Facebook, where I first saw it.
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