Ocean Voyages Institute
Ocean Voyages Institute a California 501(c) 3 organization currently operates the vessel Kaisei and she serves as the figurehead and expedition ship of "Project Kaisei" which is an international program dedicated to implementing solutions to the problem of marine debris.
In August 2009, Kaisei embarked from San Francisco on a month long voyage for the Ocean Voyages Institute as part of "Project Kaisei", a mission to study the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. She returned again in 2010 to the North Pacific Gyre and also took part in a variety of educational and awareness events.
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