Sydney, founder of the Sea Monkey Project, at Tioman Island with some plastic waste she found at sea. Photos: The Sea Monkey Project
When 15-year-old Sydney Steenland and her family decided to sail across South-East Asia five years ago, they were expecting an adventure of a lifetime.
However, that dream took a disappointing turn when they found themselves cruising amidst endless plastic waste and ghost nets, which are fishing nets lost or abandoned at sea.
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