EUGENE, Ore. — If you’re heading to an Oregon beach any time soon, scientists say they need your help.
They’re asking beachcombers and anglers to be on the lookout for bright orange transponders along the shore. The floating devices are about the size of a 2-liter soda bottle. They were set in the ocean from Japanese ports in 2011 and 2012, as part of the research being done on the movement of debris from the 2011 tsunami.
Anyone who finds a transponder is asked to report it to the NOAA marine debris program.
Click here if you want to report a transponder you found on the Oregon coast.
