Tuesday, October 30, 2018 my colleague Elizabeth Nyman and I went to Corpus Christi in southern Texas for the Texas Plastic Pollution Symposium. We had two presentations there; the first on international law and plastic pollution and the second was a presentation of the GoJelly project. The purpose of this symposium was to bring together scientists, students, coastal managers, and elected officials to share research on plastic pollution conducted around the State of Texas and the Gulf of Mexico.  This was particularly interesting to me as a Fulbright Arctic Chair with a focus on plastic pollution, as it gave both Liz and I the opportunity to meet with colleagues from all…