Niu Alani Nears Johnston Atoll

Niu `Alani seems to have passed Johnston Atoll heading in a southwesterly direction, though it is still just 50 miles away (and was down to almost 40 miles away at one point). What does this mean? Well, for one thing, since the Niu simulates marine debris, it means that in just about a month and a half, pollutants such as plastic and derelict fishing gear that enter the watershed in Honolulu can travel over 800 miles to land on shore in Johnston Atoll. Since the atoll is now protected by the U.S. government and managed by the Fish and Wildlife Service, it seems that efforts to curtail polluting the ocean near Honolulu could go a long way in preventing damage to Johnston’s fragile ecosystem. What activities can YOU do to help protect Johnston Atoll and other remote islands in the Pacific Ocean?