Ocean plastic can persist in sea surface waters, eventually accumulating in remote areas of the world’s oceans. Here we characterise and quantify a major ocean plastic accumulation zone formed in subtropical waters between California and Hawaii: The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). Our model, calibrated with data from multi-vessel and aircraft surveys, predicted at least 79 (45–129) thousand tonnes of ocean plastic are floating inside an area of 1.6 million km2; a figure four to sixteen times higher than previously reported. We explain this difference through the use of more robust methods to quantify larger debris.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/evidence-great-pacific-garbage-patch-rapidly-accumulating-plastic
[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-w
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/l-lebreton
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/b-slat
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/f-ferrari-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/scientific-reports
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plastics
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/marine-pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/california
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/north-pacific-ocean
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hazardous-waste
