All female crew set sail to trace plastic in ocean

An international crew of 10 women, including one New Zealander, sailed out of Auckland today on an expedition to trace plastic in the ocean. Their first stop is Aotea, Great Barrier Island, where they'll conduct a plastic cleanup. From there, they'll sail to the Bay of Islands. The South Pacific expedition, which also includes Tonga, is the first stage of a global voyage by eXXpedition's to map plastic pollution from sea to source. Jessica Hopkins spoke to crew members onboard eX-Xpedition's steel boat before they left.