Rick, thanks for sharing the article about plastic trash in the Pacific. "(Check out: http://www.mindfully.org/Plastic/Ocean/Moore-Trashed-PacificNov03.htm)" I have been following the discussion on the group with interest -- it does my heart good to see there are others who are as incensed as I am about the random dumping of plastic. It seems there are many boaters in my home waters who pitch overboard anything and everything. We usually return home with a garbage bag (yep, plastic) with a lot of stuff we have picked up at the ramp and on the water. Kind of a mini man overboard drill while sailing. Only a small step, but you know: "Think globally, act locally" Merry Christmas! Nick C. M17 #69 --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.