August 4, 2009
Great Pacific Garbage Patch
California marine scientists have set out to study a debris field of tiny bits of plastic that have coagulated and are corralled by strong currents in the North Pacific.
Little is known about the exact size and scope of the vast debris field discovered some years ago by fishermen and others in the North Pacific that is widely referred to as the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.”
Large items readily visible from the deck of a boat are few and far between. Most of the debris consists of small plastic particles suspended at or just below the water surface, making it impossible to detect by aircraft or satellite images.
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Whenever I see that name I think it’s Cabbage Patch. I think Pacific Trash Vortex is a better name for it. Its really astonishing how little press this gets, but then again, what can you do?
Derek, it’s more important that people know Obama wants to euthanize old people.