Debris Detectives

Interesting article in the NYT on people searching for debris from the tsunami in Japan.

Mr. Baty is one of a ragtag army of unofficial seaside detectives who provide useful information on the patterns and whereabouts of ocean garbage to government officials and environmental groups. “You walk up to something on the tide line,” he said, “and you scratch your head and think, ‘Now where did that come from?’ ”

--On West Coast, Looking for Flotsom of a Disaster by Malia Wollan, NYT