Plastic Change volunteer and scientist Malene Møhl helps secure a tangle of discarded fishing gear collected from the sea to the deck of S/Y Christianshavn. Image: Erica Cirino
From left: Plastic Change Founder Henrik Beha Pedersen, Malene Møhl and Kristian Syberg sort plastic pieces trawled from the sea by size in metal sieves. Image: Erica Cirino
A pile of plastic items scooped out of the sea by the Plastic Change crew includes a styrofoam packing block, green squeeze bottle and pink dustpan. Image: Erica Cirino
Henrik Beha Pedersen watches his team's vertical trawl settle beneath the ocean's surface. Image: Erica Cirino
Johns Hopkins University scientist Peter Andersen cooking mahi-mahi soup in S/Y Christianshavn's tiny kitchen. Image: Erica Cirino
Peter Andersen shows off a freshly caught mahi-mahi, one of eight he and sailor Rasmus Hytting (left) caught during the trip. Image: Erica Cirino