Curtis Ebbesmeyer

Japan Earthquake Tsunami Debris Reaches West Coast of USA

January 2, 2012

This morning I saw a post on the Seabean Facebook group page from my friend Ed Perry about a news story concerning the Japan earthquake debris beginning to arrive on the US coastline. Oceanographer Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer talked about this at the International Seabean Symposium back in October of 2011. Beachcombers all along the western [...]

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Japan Tsunami Debris to Reach West Coast of USA in 3 Years

April 1, 2011

If you’re a serious beachcomber you’re probably already making a note on your calendar to look for debris from the Japan tsunami washing up on beaches in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii in about 3 years. That’s about how long it takes for flotsam to make its way across the Pacific Ocean via the North [...]

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Video Interview with Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer: Flotsametrics and the Floating World

November 12, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com Interview transcript: Introduction: Hey, Beachhunter here. I’m in Cocoa Beach this weekend attending the 14th Annual International Seabean Symposium and Beachcombers’ Festival which is held at the Cocoa Beach Public Library every October. Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, author of his new book “Flotsametrics and the Floating World,” is also in [...]

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Meet the Beaners

September 23, 2009

Posted by David McRee at BlogTheBeach.com. Last week I wrote about the upcoming 14th Annual International Sea-Bean Symposium and Beachcombers’ Festival and mentioned that I would introduce you to some of the interesting, knowledgeable and talented people you will see at the 2009 Festival on October 16th & 17th (just a few weeks away). Above [...]

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Oceans of Plastic

February 5, 2009

We all know the ocean is polluted. I don’t like to bombard anyone with constant reminders. After a while people get tired of hearing it. Then you get labeled a fanatic and no one will listen to anything you say after that. But if you enjoy the ocean, the gulf, the sea, this is a [...]

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