08-20-2009, 05:25 AM
It's not an actual island. The ocean is soupy and filed with tiny bits of plastic. I think I read somewhere that there are twice as many plastic pieces as plankton in some parts. Fish and other marine life confuse the plastic bits for food and eat them often times dying for their mistake.


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