Join The Surfrider Foundation in welcoming Stiv Wilson and the 5 Gyres team to NYC.  Stiv and 5 Gyres will be at the The Breslin at the ACE Hotel on Thursday, October 11th from 7 to 9pm to speak about their research and the plastics crisis in our oceans. Special guests Asher Jay and Jennie Romer.

About 5 Gyres

The mission of 5 Gyres is to conduct research and communicate about the global impact of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans and employ strategies to eliminate the accumulation of plastic pollution in the 5 subtropical gyres.

About Stiv Wilson

Stiv J. Wilson is a freelance environmental journalist/photojournalist and the Communications Director for The 5 Gyres Institute.  He is also an ambassador for The Surfrider Foundation and an advisor to The United Nations Safe Planet campaign on hazardous chemicals in the environment.  He spends about half his time at sea with The 5 Gyres team, and when not at sea he lectures on plastic pollution around the country. 

For more information:http://5gyres.org/