Have you heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? It's a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean — the largest accumulation of plastic in the world. In fact, the oceans are so overwhelmed with plastic pollution that if the Great Pacific garbage patch were a country, it would be the 19th largest in the world. Check out our interactive map to see how it measures up to other places for yourself: https://biodiv.us/3SMFWSs | Center for Biological Diversity

Learn all about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: What it is, what it isn’t, and what you can do: https://oceantoday.noaa.gov/fullmoon-garbagepatch/welcome.html | NOAA Ocean Today