In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...

Scientists map ocean currents to trap floating trash and plastic debris, improving cleanup efforts of the Great Pacific ...

Discover what causes huge quantities of garbage to end up on the most remote islands in the world ... area has given the North Pacific Gyre the nickname “the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” ...

He offered the setup, “There’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now.” Perhaps the ...

You’ve probably heard terrible tales about giant sea turtles choking on plastic bags or seen horrifying images of birds entangled in discarded six-pack rings. You may have read about the Great Pacific ...

The island is in the Caribbean Sea, not the Pacific Ocean, therefore it cannot be part of the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Thus, the above social media posts have miscaptioned the photo. In a ...