#Repost @cityofsab ・・・ The City of St. Augustine Beach’s Sustainability and Environmental Planning Advisory Committee (SEPAC) invites the public to view a film, The Smog of the Sea, and participate in an engaging community discussion. The free event will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29, at the Anastasia Island Branch Library (124 Sea Grove Main Street, St. Augustine Beach). The Smog of the Sea chronicles a journey, led by Marine scientist Marcus, through the remote waters of the Sargasso Sea. After years of hearing about the famous “garbage patches” in the ocean, the crew is stunned to learn that the patches are a myth: the waters stretching to the horizon are clear blue, with no islands of trash in sight. As the crew sieves the water and sorts through their haul, a more disturbing reality sets in: a fog of microplastics permeates the world’s oceans, trillions of nearly invisible plastic shards making their way up the marine food chain. You can clean up a garbage patch, ...