Bionic Yarn

on saving the oceans from plastic pollution

portrait of TYSON TOUSSANT
and CAPTAIN PAUL WATSON by TERRY RICHARDSON
interview by ELISE GALLANT

 

Bionic Yarn, Parley for the Oceans, and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society are three organizations with a plan to help save the oceans from devastating plastic pollution. By looking at trash as a raw material, they have devised a new industry, which mines the plastic vortexes in the oceans and rede- fines luxury goods. Captain Paul Watson, founder of Sea Shepherd, provides eyes and ears on the water with his lifetime’s experience of ecological activism and mission to end the whaling industry. Cyrill Gutsch is the founder of Parley for the Oceans, a think tank connecting innovators, intellectuals, and influencers from around the world to collaborate on initiatives that promote the health of our oceans. Tyson Toussant is the entrepreneur who developed the means for large-scale production…