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All aboard the Wind Shift as Dr. Garza and the Exxpedition crew kicked things off on Tongatapu—Tonga’s main Island. www.jcvi.org/blog/trackin...

jcvi.orgTracking plastic pollution from source to sea: Kicking off the Expedition in TongatapuThe expedition started off in Tongatapu, the main Island of Tonga and home of its capital Nuku‘alofa. The Exxpedition team was able to conduct a...

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24 June

The expedition’s first stop combined field surveys, scientific outreach, and analytical sampling to establish a baseline understanding of plastic pollution in Tonga before continuing its broader investigation into how plastic waste moves from land to sea.