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Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.

Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
$\Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology. Boyan Slat, CEO and founder on stage.$
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology. Boyan Slat, CEO and founder on stage.
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.
Rotterdam, October 26, 2019 - The Ocean Cleanup unveils the Interceptor, the first scalable river cleanup technology.

Boyan Slat introduces the Interceptor - Highlights
6m48 4.93 GB

The Interceptor™ animation - front view
The Interceptor™ is placed strategically in rivers to allow boats to pass. Here in a two-barrier configuration
Side-view animation of the Interceptor™
Animation of plastic going in to the Interceptor™
Top-view animation of plastic shuttle distributing plastic over the 6 dumpsters inside the Interceptor™

Animation of dumpsters from the Interceptor™ being emptied.
Animation of barge being taken out of the Interceptor™ for emptying.
Interceptor CGI - by DOB Academy
Interceptor CGI - by DOB Academy
Interceptor CGI - by DOB Academy

The Interceptor™ - How it Works Animation Video - by in60seconds
2m11 224 MB
The Interceptor™ - CGI Animation - by DOB-Academy
0m30 57,9 MB

Spec sheet
The Interceptor Spec Sheet
PDF 619 KB

Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
Conveyor belt in Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia

Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia
Interceptor™ 002 in Klang river, Selangor, Malaysia

Interceptor™ 002 in operation in Malaysia
1m0 1,32 GB
Interceptor™ 002 in Malaysia installed
1m15 1,64 GB
Interceptor™ 002 in Lift and Installation
1m07 1,47 GB

Interceptor 001™ in Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
Interceptor 001™ in Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
Interceptor 001™ conveyor belt
Interceptor 001™ in Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
The Ocean Cleanup crew with local operator in Jakarta, Indonesia

Interceptor™ 001 in Cengkareng drain, Jakarta, Indonesia
0m39 875 MB

River plastic research in Malaysia, conducted by The Ocean Cleanup crew and local research partners
River plastic research in Malaysia, conducted by The Ocean Cleanup crew and local research partners
River plastic research in Guatemala
River plastic research in Malaysia, conducted by The Ocean Cleanup crew and local research partners
River pollution in Malaysia

River plastic pollution in Jakarta, Indonesia
Plastic debris in the Cenkareng Drain, Jakarta, Indenosia
Plastic debris in the Cenkareng Drain, Jakarta, Indenosia
Plastic debris in the Cenkareng Drain, Jakarta, Indenosia
River plastic research in Guatemala
River plastic research in Guatemala

The Ocean Cleanup River Pollution Footage
1m33 2,2 GB
River Waste Image Recognition Algorithm
0m10 4m05

Boyan Slat unveiling the Interceptor, October 26th, 2019
Boyan Slat with the Interceptor, October 2019
Boyan Slat unveiling the Interceptor, October 26th, 2019
Boyan Slat with the Interceptor, October 2019
Boyan Slat with the Interceptor, October 2019

Boyan Slat - The Next Phase - May 11th
Boyan Slat with the Interceptor, October 2019
Boyan Slat sits in a floater segment of the first cleanup system on the assembly yard, April 2018.
Boyan Slat speaking at the Aerial Expedition press event at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California on October 3, 2016
Boyan Slat at the Aerial Expedition press event at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California on October 3, 2016
Boyan Slat in a fireside chat with Hege Marie Norheim at the ONS conference in Norway, August 31, 2016. Photo by Morten Berentsen.
Boyan Slat with macroplastics at The Ocean Cleanup office. Photo by Yuri van Geenen.
Boyan Slat with macroplastics at The Ocean Cleanup office. Photo by Yuri van Geenen.
Boyan Slat in front of demo model of prototype barrier during prototype release event in Scheveningen harbor, The Netherlands on June 22, 2016.
Boyan Slat at The Ocean Cleanup office, 2016.

Plastic retention in front of the extended cork line, from System 001/B
Plastic retention in front of the extended cork line, from System 001/B
Ghostnet being lifted onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission
Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission

Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission
Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission
Crew sorting plastic into size and type classes onboard the support vessel during the System 001/B mission
Bag filled with plastic caught by System 001/B being lifted onboard the support vessel
Bag filled with plastic caught by System 001/B being lifted onboard the support vessel
Parachute configuration - the winning concept - that is slowing down the system, allowing for a constant speed differences vs. the plastic.
Parachute configuration - the winning concept - that is slowing down the system, allowing for a constant speed differences vs. the plastic. Picture taken before overtopping issue had been solved.

The Ocean Cleanup Press Briefing
41m53 2.0 GB
Plastic harvesting from System 001/B
1m05 973.2 MB
Changing screen to extended corkline
0m27 378.2 MB
Parachute installation for System 001/B
0m37 540.4 MB

Overtopping (over screen) issue fixed with extended corkline
1m01 871.1 MB
Ghost net extracted from System 001/B
0m18 251.6 MB

System 001/B - Parachute configuration
New cork line setup to be tested on System 001/B. The aim is to limit plastic overtopping. More details in our update: theoceancleanup.com/updates/into-the-twilight-zone/
System 001/B Parachute Configuration explained. For more info, see our update: theoceancleanup.com/updates/into-the-twilight-zone/
System 001/B - Parachute configuration

Crew inspecting plastic in System 001/B.
Testing speed-up configuration with 6 lifting bags attached to System 001/B, July 2019.
Crew change in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for System 001/B. Maersk Launcher and Maersk Transporter.
System 001/B in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, attached to the vessel for tow-test, June 2019
System 001/B in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, attached to the vessel for tow-test, June 2019
System 001/B towed to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
System001/B deployed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
System 001/B ready for launch
System 001/B towed to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
The offshore crew about to arrive at the vessel
System 001/B is lowered into the water after completed assembly
Crew adapting System 001 t-shirts
System 001/B assembly completed
System 001/B mission plan

System 001/B test campaign footage
56sec 276.8 MB

System 001 deployed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, October 2018
System 001 deployed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, October 2018
System 001 in operation in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018.
System 001 in operation in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018.
First plastic accumulated by System 001 in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, October 2018.

The offshore crew performing a modification of the closing line configuration on System 001
Plastic accumulation observed against System 001.
Plastic accumulation observed against System 001.
The crew retrieves a large ghostnet from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018.
The crew retrieves a large ghostnet from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, November 2018.

Aerial Footage of System 001 in operations
47sec 685,3 MB
Underwater footage of plastic entering System 001
1min09 965,5MB

Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Pierre Augier
Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Pierre Augier
Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Benjamin Von Wong
Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Benjamin Von Wong
Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Pierre Augier

Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Pierre Augier
Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Pierre Augier
Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Pierre Augier
Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Pierre Augier
Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Pierre Augier
Launching System 001 - September 8. Credits: The Ocean Cleanup / Pierre Augier

System 001 illustration
System 001 infographic - How it works
System 001 Pacific Trials Checklist [status as of Sept. 21]
The Ocean Cleanup System 001 Mission Plan. (Infographic)
System 001 Launch Trajectory

The Ocean Cleanup System 001 Launch - Aerial Footage
1min00 1 GB
The Ocean Cleanup System 001 Launch - Live Highlights
32min02 3.6 GB
The Ocean Cleanup System 001 Launch - Timelapses
49sec 96,3 MB
System 001 - How it works. Animation by in60seconds
2min33 195,5 MB

Info pack
System 001 Info Pack 2018
PDF 4,4 MB

System 001 launched into the Seaplane Lagoon, August 2018
System 001 launched into the Seaplane Lagoon, August 2018
Stabilizer frames assembled onto System 001, in Seaplane Lagoon, Alameda, August 2018
Stabilizer frames assembled onto System 001, in Seaplane Lagoon, Alameda, August 2018
Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.

Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
Last screen sections being assembled onto System 001 at Alameda assembly yard, August 2018
Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
Tow test of a 120-meter section of System 001, outside the coast of San Francisco, May-June 2018.
Tow test unit being deployed in the Seaplane Lagoon, May 2018
Boyan Slat being interviewed by media on the Alameda assembly yard, April 2018
Boyan Slat at the assembly yard in Alameda, April 2018
Screen assembly at System 001, April 2018
First floater sections being welded together at the Alameda assembly yard, April 2018
First floater sections arriving at the assembly yard in Alameda, March 2018
Sign at the entrance of the Alameda assembly yard
Alameda assembly yard location, 2018

The Ocean Cleanup System 001 assembly nearing completion, Alameda CA, USA
2min11 2,9 GB
Aerial Footage of Assembly in progress, Alameda CA, USA
0min34 487,9 MB
Tow Test Aerial Footage, 120-meter section
1min17 1,1 GB
Starting Assembly of System 001, Alameda CA, USA
1min42 1,4 GB

Trail of plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Research conducted by The Ocean Cleanup team on Motagua River plastic
Plastic accumulated along the Las Vacas River
Laurent Lebreton, Lead Oceanographer at The Ocean Cleanup, carrying out desk research
Plastic accumulated on a Honduras beach

Plastic floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Plastic bottles floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Toothbrush stuck in ghostnet, found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Hard plastic fragments from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Bucket floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Nintendo Gameboy piece (1995) from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, from the Mega Expedition (2015)
Hard hat (1989) from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, from the Mega Expedition (2015)
Crate dating back to the 1977 from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, from the Mega Expedition (2015).

The journey of floating ocean plastic from rivers to garbage patches
Modelled sources of ocean plastic and marine compartments considered in study
Predicting the impact of cleanup of plastics in ocean surface layer
Projection of floating plastic mass in ocean surface layer
Age distribution of floating plastic objects found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Publication
A global mass budget for positively buoyant macroplastic debris in the ocean
PDF 1.35 MB

Mega Expedition mothership R/V Ocean Starr fully deployed above the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 2015.
Sunset aboard one of the 30 Mega Expedition vessels, 2015.
Ghost net extracted from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch during System 001/B mission, June 2019
Mega Expedition mothership R/V Ocean Starr crew pulling a ghost net from the Pacific Ocean, 2015.
Discarded fishing gear floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 2015.

A floating debris too large to enter a Manta Trawl, the conventional surface sampling device method, 2015. Credits: Chloé Dubois
Ghost net lifted aboard the Mega Expedition mothership R/V Ocean Starr, 2015.
Large debris stored on the deck of the Mega Expedition mothership, 2015.
A plastic crate floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, 2015.
Bucket floating in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch during System 001/B mission, June 2019
A styrofoam buoy retrieved during the Mega Expedition, 2015.
Plastic samples collected during the Mega Expedition, 2015.
Plastic samples collected during the Mega Expedition, 2015.
Plastic samples collected during the Mega Expedition, 2015.
Plastic samples collected during the Mega Expedition, 2015.
Plastic samples collected during The Ocean Cleanup’s Mega Expedition, 2015.
Ocean Force One's arrival at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California
Lead Oceanographer Laurent Lebreton logging data aboard the Ocean Force One during the Aerial Expedition, 2016.

Modeled mass concentration of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Plastic mass distribution within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch between size (bars) and type (colours) classes.
Measured mass and numerical concentrations of plastic in the Great pacific Garbage Patch.
Field monitoring effort. Vessel (grey and dark blue lines) and aircraft tracks (light blue lines) and locations where data on buoyant ocean plastic concentrations were collected (circles)
Decadal evolution of microplastic concentration in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Illustration
Plastic debris degradation in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Illustration
1.8 trillion pieces of plastic - Illustration (gif)
1.6 million square kilometers, three times the size of France - Illustration (gif)
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch in Numbers - Infographic

Boyan Slat, Founder & CEO - The story behind the new results on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
7min28 6,1 GB
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Animation by in60seonds
2min41 235,3 MB
Laurent Lebreton, Lead Oceanographer - About this research
2min32 2 GB
Various footage of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch research - Mega Expedition, Aerial Expedition, Laboratory
5min59 4,9 GB

Boyan Slat at the Seoul Digital Forum, May 20, 2015.
The Ocean Cleanup computer rendering, aerial view. Credits: Erwin Zwart / The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup computer rendering, Tow-out. Credits: Erwin Zwart / The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup computer rendering, close-up. Credits: Erwin Zwart / The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup computer rendering, system with support vessel. Credits: Erwin Zwart / The Ocean Cleanup

The Ocean Cleanup computer rendering, aerial side view. Credits: Erwin Zwart / The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup computer rendering, support vessel. Credits: Erwin Zwart / The Ocean Cleanup
The Ocean Cleanup computer rendering, top view. Credits: Erwin Zwart / The Ocean Cleanup

The Ocean Cleanup - Computer renderings. Credits: Erwin Zwart / The Ocean Cleanup
1min41 2,1 GB

A bird surrounded by ocean plastic on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. **Photo credits: Matthew Chauvin**
A young monk seal on Laysan Island holds a plastic fragment in his mouth. Photo credits: Matthew Chauvin
Bite marks on a plastic bottle in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Photo credits: Kyler Badten / The Ocean Cleanup
Plastic samples collected during The Ocean Cleanup’s Mega Expedition, 2015.
Surface sampling ‘Manta Trawl’ in action during The Ocean Cleanup’s Mega Expedition, 2015.

Plastic samples collected during The Ocean Cleanup’s Mega Expedition, 2015.
The Ocean Cleanup research team processes ocean plastic samples in the laboratory.
The Ocean Cleanup research team processes ocean plastic samples in the laboratory.
The Ocean Cleanup research team processes ocean plastic samples in the laboratory.
Ocean plastic samples selected for chemical analysis at The Ocean Cleanup research laboratory.
Ocean plastic samples undergoing a persistent organic pollutants analysis at the IMARES institute, Wageningen (NL). Photo credits: IMARES / The Ocean Cleanup

Mega Expedition various footage and sea life
3min32 819,4 MB
Sorting and analyzing plastic samples in the laboratory
1min03 236,4 MB

Inspection of the North Sea prototype floater, August 2017.
Inspection of the North Sea prototype floater, August 2017.
Final assembly of the North Sea prototype, August 2017.
The North Sea prototype assembled, ready for installation, August 2017.
The North Sea prototype assembled, ready for installation, August 2017.

First test segment of the North Sea prototype succesfully installed, August 2017.
Deployment of the North Sea prototype in progress, August 2017.
Connecting the North Sea prototype to the mooring lines, August 2017.
Loading the North Sea prototype onto deployment vessel, August 2017.
Loading the North Sea prototype onto deployment vessel, August 2017.
Overboarding the North Sea Prototype, August 2017.
Overboarding the North Sea prototype, September 2017.
Installation of the North Sea prototype, September 2017.
Installation of the second test segment of the North Sea prototype, September 2017.
Aerial view of the complete setup of the North Sea prototype, September 2017.
Aerial view of the installation of the North Sea prototype, September 2017.
Overboarding the North Sea prototype, September 2017.
Installation of the second test segment of the North Sea prototype, September 2017.
The North Sea prototype fully deployed, September 2017.

North Sea prototype inspection and assembly
1min30 2 GB
North Sea prototype offshore installation
1min52 2,5 GB
Engineering and R&D at The Ocean Cleanup HQ
1min06 1,5 GB

The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018
The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP

The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years.
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
The Ocean Cleanup Announces Pacific Cleanup to Start in 2018 Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years.
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP
UTRECHT, THE NETHERLANDS, May 11, 2017 – The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch foundation developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic, today announced it will start extracting plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within the next 12 months. The Ocean Cleanup further announced that parts of its first cleanup system are already in production. Thanks to an improved design, The Ocean Cleanup has increased the efficiency of the system, allowing for the cleanup of half the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in just 5 years. Photo: Pierre AUGIER for The OCEAN CLEANUP

Pacific Cleanup set to start in 2018 - Boyan Slat - Full version
30min08 3,4 GB
Pacific Cleanup set to start in 2018 - Boyan Slat - 5min highlights
5min57 1,3 GB

Global yearly plastic inputs from rivers into oceans. Browse the interactive map at theoceancleanup.com/sources
Global yearly plastic inputs from rivers into oceans
Relative seasonal plastic input per continent
Waste on a river bank, Myanmar, September 2016

Aerial Expedition visual survey crew in surveying position (side)
Ocean Force One's arrival at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California
Lead Oceanographer Laurent Lebreton logging data aboard the Ocean Force One during the Aerial Expedition, 2016.
Aerial Expedition mission patch
Aerial Expedition safety training

Aerial view of a Ghost net in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Aerial view of a Ghost net in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Aerial Expedition safety training
Aerial Expedition safety training
Ocean Force One's arrival at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California
Aerial Expedition safety training
Aerial Expedition safety training
Ocean Force One
Boyan Slat at the Aerial Expedition briefing
Visual survey cockpit crew on the Aerial Expedition with Julia Reisser, Oceanographer, on the right
Aerial expedition briefing by Julia Reisser, Oceanographer
Sensor equipment; a CZMIL system which uses LiDAR to create a 3D-image of the ghost nets (left), and a SASI hyperspectral SWIR imaging system, which uses an infrared camera to detect ocean plastic (right).
Visual survey data logging by Aerial Expedition crew
Boyan Slat at the Aerial Expedition briefing
Ocean Force One arriving at Moffett Airfield, Mountain View, California
Ocean Force One
Ocean Force One tail sticker (close up)
Boyan Slat in front of Ocean Force One at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California
Boyan Slat next to Ocean Force One at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California
Boyan Slat next to Ocean Force One at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California
A selection of large objects observed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch during the Aerial Expedition
The Ocean Cleanup Aerial Expedition crew
Aerial view of a ghost net in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Ocean debris concentration as observed in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch during the Aerial Expedition
Visual survey data logging by Aerial Expedition crew
The Ocean Cleanup team and Aerial Expedition crew
Multiple debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, spotted during Aerial Expedition flight number 1 by Chandra Salgado Kent from port side of Ocean Force One
Aerial view of a Ghost net in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Boyan Slat next to Ocean Force One at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, California

Aerial Expedition Various Footage
10min00 1,7 GB
Aerial Expedition Press Conference at Mofett Airfield
12min42 1,8 GB

Unveiling Prototype in Scheveningen Harbor, June 22, 2016.
Unveiling Prototype in Scheveningen Harbor, June 22, 2016.
Sharon Dijksma, Dutch Minister for the Environment, Boyan Slat, CEO and Founder of The Ocean Cleanup and Peter Berdowski, CEO of Boskalis at the unveiling of the North Sea Prototype, June 22, 2016
Deployment of cardinal buoys, April 28, 2016
The Ocean Cleanup team conducting tests at the North Sea Prototype.

The Ocean Cleanup team celebrating the installation of the North Sea Prototype.
Water salute. North Sea Prototype fully installed, June 23, 2016
Installation North Sea Prototype June 23, 2016
Installation North Sea Prototype June 23, 2016
Installation North Sea Prototype June 23, 2016
Installation North Sea Prototype June 23, 2016
Installation North Sea Prototype June 23, 2016
Tow-out North Sea Prototype June 23, 2016
Installation Prototype moorings by Boskalis, June 18-19, 2016. Copyright Boskalis.
Installation Prototype moorings by Boskalis, June 18-19, 2016. Copyright Boskalis.
Installation Prototype moorings by Boskalis, June 18-19, 2016. Copyright Boskalis.

Prototype Installation, Footage by Boskalis
3min16 2,5 GB
The Ocean Cleanup Prototype Press Conference
10min24 734,4 MB
Installation mooring points Prototype, by Boskalis
2min49 479,2 MB
Preparing The Ocean Cleanup Prototype for deployment
1min39 259,4 MB

Mega Expedition research vessel deploying manta trawl.
Mega Expedition mission patch.
Manta Trawls lined up for Mega Expedition.
Manta trawl deployed during Mega Expedition.
Mega Expedition crew vessel deploying manta trawl.

Manta trawl deployed during Mega Expedition.
Mega Expedition trawl samples.
Mega Expedition trawl with ghost net. Photo credits: Chloé Dubois, The Ocean Cleanup
Mega Expedition mothership R/V Ocean Starr fully deployed above the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Mega debris (crate) in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Ocean plastic sample after trawling for an hour in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Bite marks on a plastic bottle in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Photo credits: Kyler Badten / The Ocean Cleanup
Crew with visual survey balloon on the deck of Mega Expedition mothership the R/V Ocean Starr.
Size distribution of ocean plastic recovered with R/V Ocean Starr, the Mega Expedition mothership.
Ghost nets recovered with R/V Ocean Starr, the Mega Expedition mothership.
Crew showing size distribution of ocean plastic recovered with R/V Ocean Starr, the Mega Expedition mothership.
Mega Expedition mothership R/V Ocean Starr crew pulling a ghost net from the Pacific Ocean.
Ghost net lifted aboard the Mega Expedition mothership R/V Ocean Starr.
Ghost net aboard the Mega Expedition mothership R/V Ocean Starr.
Arrival of the Mega Expedition mothership R/V Ocean Starr in San Francisco on August 23, 2015.

Mega Expedition Various Footage and Animation
2min18 192 MB
Mega Expedition departure from Hawaii
2min18 255,9 MB
Mega Expedition Mothership. Ocean Starr
3min31 327,7 MB
Mega Expedition Arrival Press Conference
3min56 442,2 MB

2D model tests at Deltares, Delft (NL)
2D model tests at Deltares, Delft (NL)
2D model tests at Deltares, Delft (NL)
3D model tests at Marin, Wageningen (NL)
3D model tests at Marin, Wageningen (NL)

3D model tests at Marin, Wageningen (NL)
3D model tests at Marin, Wageningen (NL)
3D model tests at Marin, Wageningen (NL)
3D model tests at Marin, Wageningen (NL)