The Rozalia Project, whose mission is to clean up marine debris, brought an underwater robot to Jamaica Pond on Wednesday. You'll be surprised at what they found.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Chris Helms
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Jamaica Pond is our neighborhood's crown jewel. A haven. An urban oasis. And, it turns out, a real dump. That was the inescapable conclusion from the photos an underwater robot brought back from the bottom of the pond on Wednesday. Thirty feet beneath the surface, it's pretty disgusting. There are lots of wrappers, bags and other trash. Tires. A dingy. Bikes. Bilge pumps. A huge plastic streetlight. And that's just in the area off the docks. But there's good news. The people who brought their Remotely Operated Robot to the Pond on Wednesday, the Rozalia Project, say cleaning up our oceans, lakes and ponds starts simply. Just pick up the trash from the land, where 80 percent of marine debris comes from. "All that stuff on the land now will …
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Find out what's on the bottom of Jamaica Pond in this short video.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Chris Helms
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Everyone knows the surface of Jamaica Pond is beautiful. Watch this short video to discover what a robot found when an environmental group sent it under the surface on Wednesday. We've also included a bonus video describing what happened in Boston Harbor when the robot came across a pair of sunglasses — and the crab who was jealously guarding them.
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Matt
10:06 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012
So... Are we removing all the trash? more ›