Tsunami Japan trash and approach towards Hawaii-US Coast a problem?

[Tappan Zee]

Maybe the state can create an artificial reef using some vehicles or boats that's part of the debris, just like what at the NYC MTA did with their old retired subway cars.


Old New York Subway Cars Get New Life - YouTube#!



"The program has been met with skepticism from some marine biologists and conservationists, who see it as a way for the MTA to dump its old cars while saving millions in disposal costs. But at least some environmental groups have come around to the program as states gather evidence that the subway trains are bringing new life to otherwise barren stretches of the Eastern seaboard.
Sunk alongside decommissioned ships and other large objects along the East Coast, the old subway cars provide hard surfaces for marine organisms to grow on. The sponges, corals and other invertebrates that quickly colonize the man-made debris attract crustaceans and small fish. These smaller creatures, in turn, bring the bigger fish that feed on them. And that ultimately brings the fishermen, who generate hefty returns for states through angling and recreational diving activity. Jeff Tinsman, Delaware's reef program coordinator, says fishing activity has increased 300-fold near the artificial reef sites where the cars are being sunk."

[whtviper1]

This story seems to imply the West Coast is in the Tsunami target zone and going north of Hawaii.

Japanese tsunami debris headed to the West Coast? | On The Block | an SFGate.com blog

Although, this story puts it at Hawaii

http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/b...132551423.html

[HankDfrmSD]

Originally Posted by Jeepers Creepers

Japan earthquake and tsunami: 20m tons of debris closing in on Hawaii | Mail Online

In the last few days, I saw a similar article that said that the Tsunami trash would pass north of Hawaii to the "North Pacific Gyre".

We will see, but I don't expect a major bump in the shore trash on the islands.

[birdmove]

I saw info on this recently also. One thing about the Big Island. The dumps are open daily and are FREE! That's why it dissapoints me to see trash piles on the shoulder of the roads or stuff dumped where it should not be. Where I came from on the mainland it would cost you $20 per trip to the dump (recycle would be free).

jon