10th YEAR - OPPS SUPPORT 10 YEAR PLAN

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OCEAN CLEANER - SeaVax is designed to operate in fleets. The development stages are costed below as estimates that the Cleaner Ocean Foundation is looking to world leaders to fund, while the cost of the ocean cleaning fleets is to be shared across operators world wide - and so is not included, save for the licensing and fleet negotiations. Fleet operators will recover their investment from collected plastic, with a possible guarantee from the countries in which they are operating. All subject to negotiation. Without such an approach, COF feel that it would be difficult to roll operations out, save perhaps for underpinning from international organizations. This part of the plan falls to be considered in year 8. 

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

Global fleet management will ensure that SeaVax vessels are deployed to the best advantage for operators such as to maximize plastic collection and to cooperate with operators in other geographical locations with rules to be applied flexibly to meet and overcome unforeseen difficulties.

This will be handled by a dedicated HQ that directs and advises operators as to coordinated efforts, scientific analysis of the oceans and seas at regular intervals and dissemination of the results with a particular emphasis on ocean cleaning success as reduced plastic content.

As a service, Seanet™ could be a useful tool for monitoring the health of the oceans, fish stock recovery and projecting future capacities. In addition, the identity of those breaching the International Convention for Marine Pollution laws (MARPOL) on a routine basis, might be determined as a means to inform the appropriate administrations as to potential issues to resolve by way of housekeeping.

FLEET OPERATIONS - A bulk carrier rota system to service 300 SeaVax units spread out strategically in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans would need 10 ships operating continuously. Allowing 20 days for return to port, unloading, and cruise back to the SeaVax fleet. Such an operation would be serious overkill, being more capacity than is needed.

10 YEAR PLAN: PROJECTIONS AS DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES Vs PROJECT COST IN $MILLIONS

TRL 1 - TRL 2 - TRL 3 - TRL 4 - TRL 5 - TRL 6 - TRL 7 - TRL 8 - TRL 9 - TRL 10

TRL SCALE - The TRL scale is a metric for describing the maturity of a technology. The acronym stands for Technology Readiness Level. The scale consists of 9 levels. Each level characterises the progress in the development of a technology, from the idea (level 1) to the full deployment of the product in the marketplace after level 9. *The timescale is funding dependent and for that reason may be subject to a multiplication factor of 2 or more in terms of technology readiness, to become a 20 or even 30 Year Plan, meaning that by 2050 there is likely to be more plastic in our oceans than fish.

TEN YEAR PLAN:  2020 - 2030

The ten year plan is to run from funding agreements that must demonstrate a necessary level of commitment from those participating in the World Ocean Antiplastic Alliance or other funding partners, by way of an incentive to complete the above stages of the project as proposed, or as subsequently amended and agreed following the results of each work package.

SUPPORT OUR RESEARCH

Please help us if you can by making a donation of any size to help us to be able to share our research with the world. At the time of publication of this page we are not supported by any government or agency. We are reliant on help from members of the public who care about marine conservation. Though in the fullness of time we hope to be able to interest international groups who might agree that collaboration is necessary if we are to rid the oceans of the plastic menace.

SHOP CLEAN

Please also try not to buy products in single use packaging and if the opportunity presents, lobby your political representatives to help reduce plastic used on land from entering our oceans.

Plastic is a wonderful product that is necessary in modern life and it can be recycled responsibly such as not to harm fish and marine mammals. For example, many car and computer parts are now designed for recycling. Plastic is not all bad. Many manufacturers now think Circular Economy, introducing sustainable practices and crucially, many supermarkets that are reliant (for the moment) on single use plastic to sell their wares, are giving the plastic issue a good deal of attention.

We offer big THANKS to all concerns who are working to a cleaner end.

WORLD OCEAN ANTI PLASTIC ALLIANCE (WOAA)

Those with the ability to put the matter right, owe it to those who do not, to act positively to protect their neighbor's interests regardless of political differences. If that means assisting countries around the world to recognise the problems on their coasts, then that is one of the targets. For, if enough Governments join forces anything is possible, especially with potential solutions like SeaVax on the horizon - where in order to make such a system work we need global coordination and collaboration working independently on this one issue as brothers united in the war on plastic. The G20 are committed to reducing ocean pollution - at the moment limited to land based sanctions. 

We don't expect every G20 country will agree to joining the Anti-Plastic Alliance, we just hope that those who are inquisitive and open minded will find it in their hearts to set aside a small budget for blue-sky research. Such generosity could part sponsor our efforts, thus reducing the burden on other non-G20 countries who depend on fish and fishing as part of their economy and maritime heritage.

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MARINE LIFE - This humpback whale is one example of a magnificent animal that is at the mercy of human activity. Humans are for the most part unaware of the harm their fast-lane lifestyles are causing. We aim to change that by doing all we can to promote ocean literacy.

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