Check out the brand new Teaser Trailer from our Tahiti Cook Islands Leg.... Follow a team of sailors, actors, businessmen, and every day citizens on a 4-month expedition across the southern Pacific Ocean as they experience the growing plague to our oceans and marine life: PLASTIC POLLUTION! ​ The crew will visit island nations, documenting their findings in VR/360 while gathering essential data through the 5 Gyres Trawl Share Program in areas where these data have never been collected. EAT Less PLASTIC's mission is to continue to strengthen the plastic pollution conversation voice to spur change in global policy in a unique way. As we visit the Pacific islanders, we will learn what they are doing to develop solutions based on their understanding and respect for the ocean. Their positive practices can be a model for others, helping to bring awareness to plastic pollution in our oceans. ​ In collaboration with organizations including Algalita Marine Research and Education, 5 Gyres, & LoveTheSea.org, we hope to use the data and documentation to create positive impacts for future generations through education, legislation, and awareness. Follow us on Instagram @eatlessplastic Please support the voyage at http://bit.ly/EatLessPlastic Created by Sasha Nitze aboard the Today from Tahiti to the Cooks

Aside from collecting data, the crew is focusing on learning from and about Pacific Islanders. They are interested in what our societies can learn from the strong relationship that these folks have formed with the ocean. We aspire to collect strong positive messaging along this voyage through the children. Video by @Cinemaui Studio & Alexander Sasha Nitze

Support the Plastic Bag Ban of an entire nation. Join Martin Henderson and our crew at Eat Less Plastic in support of NZ's Plastic Bag Ban, Eat Less Plastic, & The Bags Not Campaign.. https://bagsnot.org.nz/ @eatlessplastic @martinhendersonofficial http://bit.ly/EatLessPlastic Video by Sasha Nitze of CineMaui @nitze

Thanks to all of our crew for a great landing event. Here are some stats on the voyage.... STATS Miles sailed over 6 Months & 8613 Miles Plastic trawl numbers and results ( how many had plastic) 16 Trawls excluding Tonga-Fiji Fiji NZ ?? Clean Ups 5 Clean Ups with largest being in Fiji with 150 plus Volunteers collected around 165 bags of plastic waist etc which equates to around 1500 lbs 680 KG Non Profits Visited 16 Schools Visited 10 Groups Visited 13 Interviews Around 20 adults and 15 Kids Magazine Articles & News Headlines 15 Headlines, articles, blogs across the world including Virgin, The Ecologist, Parley, Fiji Sun, The Cook Island News, Starboard, Stuff, Good Magazine and The NZ Herald Islands visited (since some countries had multiple islands, ie Tahiti) 7 countries 17 islands and 2 atolls Countries Visited- 7 Starting from US US, Marquesas, Tahiti, Cook Islands, Niue, Tonga Fiji, and NZ Companies & Non Profits upwards of 40 companies most likely a lot more have helped along the voyage lending their support Total number of crew members 24 Crew Members from 7 different countries Minutes of footage (to rep the documentary)...estimated at 750hrs of footage 31 days of Footage Money Raised We have raised nearly $100,000 dollars for the voyage over 6 Months and now begin our next fundraising efforts to finish the documentary in post production including animation, VR 360, promotional events and paying for the many costs we could not cover over the last 6 months. https://theecologist.org/2018/nov/07/sailing-change http://www.parley.tv/updates/2018/8/24/eat-less-plastic https://www.virgin.com/virgin-unite/eat-less-plastic Microplastics are entering our food chain and have infiltrated our tap water. It’s in everything from beer to our very own bowels, and there’s a growing fear that the next generation will live on a plastic planet. Eight million tons, it’s tough to properly understand just how big that number really is. To put it in perspective, if you were to combine the weight of the Empire State Building, Eiffel Tower, and Golden Gate Bridge—and then for good measure add the largest Egyptian pyramid—you’d still need to add a million tons until you reached eight million. Now if I told you that monumental figure was the weight of something in the ocean, you might be surprised that the number isn’t for fish, but for something that’s much worse: Plastic. That’s eight million tons of un-recycled plastic that’s entering the ocean each year, and researchers estimate it’s only adding to the 240 million tons of plastic that’s already there. Much of that is from single-use sources like bags, cutlery, and drink bottles – but every industry, from cosmetics to toy-makers, is playing a part in this crisis. That’s why, in addition to collecting micro-plastic data through the 5 Gyres TrawlShare Program, and participating in cleanups from French Polynesia to beaches in Tonga and Fiji, the crew has been spending their time on land with as many school groups as possible. In the Cook Islands, about halfway through this journey, a school principal was so moved by this effort that he vowed to eliminate single-use plastics from all of the school’s operations. There have been meetings with Ocean Ambassadors, a group that works on implementing solutions in Island nations such as plastic to oil, closed loop apparel recycling and local small processing applications. They have as well developed “Pirate Pack” a subscription box to minimise your personal plastic footprint from home, and support their field operation. This will re-launch to offer reduced international shipping in November 2018. Add in partnerships with NGOs and businesses from Niue to Auckland and Maui and Eat Less Plastic is building What does ELP want to achieve? ELP wants to inspire the world with positivity. Because we are Pacific Islanders we have a close relationship with the ocean not everyone has in the world. We want them to feel our journey around the world and experience it as we did. To be moved by why we all need to care for our oceans starting with our everyday choices of what we consume. To understand the impact Plastic Pollution will have in our food chain and how we can avoid. After this voyage we will begin the long journey of post production and promotion. There is no telling where this trip will take us and how far into the future it will affect our lives. Join us in this mission and please support Love the Sea, Eat Less Plastic, and Ocean Aid.

Magen Schifiliti- Marine Biologist and Trilogy’s Conservation and Education Director After completing her Master’s Degree from the University of Western Australia, Magen moved to Maui to pursue her career. She quickly was snatched up by Trilogy Excursions. Since 1973, Trilogy has been a leader in sustainability both above and below the water. Their involvement in reef clean-up's and other environmentally responsible practices, fostered an environment for their employees to create Blue’aina. Blue’Aina is a campaign that Trilogy has committed to sponsor every month since its inception in January 2010. The objective of the Blue’Aina Campaign is to cleanup and maintain Maui’s reef and surrounding lands, educate the community through classes and citizen science, raise money and lend volunteer support for local non-profits. In 2017 Magen received the “Tour Guide of the Year” award from Hawaii Ecotourism Association. She sits on the Surfrider Foundation Maui board, and the Hawaiian Island Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Foundation board. Magen is excited to join the voyage and play an integral role in the scientific data collection of microplastics, bringing a global connection to Trilogy's Blue’Aina work.

The Eat Less Plastic voyage is composed of mission-driven business owners, actors, surfers, and non-profit directors. These are regular people, driven by a passion for the ocean, who are learning how to be environmentalists on the spot. What they have achieved is proof that one does not necessarily need to carry a particular title to make a difference or inspire action. We all have a role to play, and can bring in different skills and perspectives. Aside from collecting data, the crew is focusing on learning from and about Pacific Islanders. They are interested in what our societies can learn from the strong relationship that these folks have formed with the ocean. This is beautifully illustrated in a quote they collected from a highly respected Kupuna elder from the Papenoo Maroto Valley, at a sacred Tahitian site that has been protected for thousands of years: “The only way for our oceans and land to be healed is for us to do so internally first… we will then naturally spread that awareness to our children and into our land. Do not consume unconsciously. Find your culture and connect with it. Strengthen your roots and you will strengthen your lands, our oceans, our Earth.” Video by @Cinemaui Studio & Alexander Sasha Nitze

Aside from collecting data, the crew is focusing on learning from and about Pacific Islanders. They are interested in what our societies can learn from the strong relationship that these folks have formed with the ocean. We aspire to collect strong positive messaging along this voyage through the children. Video by @Cinemaui Studio & Alexander Sasha Nitze

Campbell Farrell Executive Director of Love the Sea and Co Founder of Ocean Aid joins the Eat Less Plastic Voyage Originally from New Zealand, Campbell traveled the world adventuring for 3 years after completing his apprenticeship in Carpentry at the age of 19. Highly attracted to the challenging ocean waters of Maui for windsurfing and surfing, Campbell was in the right place at the right time to join the pioneers of big wave tow in surfing at Peahi---other wise known as "Jaws". He tackled the giant waves of Peahi for more than 15 years, competing in many paddleboard races. A highlight of this period was winning the Molokai to Oahu SUP paddleboard race with Buzzy Kerbox in 2008. Campbell has now spent more than half of his life living in Hawaii. He has been a part of numerous business ventures, importing and promoting prominent brands in the water sports industry, such as Mormaii and Starboard SUP. On Maui’s North Shore, Campbell is now partner of a successful convenient Health Food Deli, Coffee and Juice Bar called “Ku’au Store” In 2010, during a business trip for Range Industries (a NZ company manufacturing shipping pallets from recycled plastic), Campbell met Captain Hayden Smith of Sea Cleaners New Zealand. Eventually their friendship led to forming the nonprofit LOVE THE SEA and co-creating OCEAN AID Hawaii to build awareness and help raise funds for ocean minded non profit groups who combat plastic pollution. On April 30th 2017, LOVE THE SEA produced their inaugural Ocean Aid Hawaii music festival held at the world famous venue, The Waikiki Shell on Oahu. Ocean Aid Hawaii was attended by over 5,500 people. The event was free to the public and all nonprofit’s invited were given a free booth at the event. LOVE THE SEA coalition partners were hosted on stage and received free air time while being celebrated as champions of the cause. Ocean Aid was broadcast live across the State of Hawaii for 3 hours on KGMB channel 5. The show has subsequently been nominated for 3 Emmy awards and plans are coming together for the next Ocean Aid 2018 event. “In the water I have enjoyed some of my most memorable experiences in life… I am driven to protect the ocean from the damage caused by plastic contaminants. I am dedicated to Love The Sea and Ocean Aid. I feel blessed having such a great opportunity to work with people of similar mind, who like me… “Love The Sea, Plastic Free”