of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone (more commonly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or Gyre). The Pacific Gyre, located halfway ...

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

The great Pacific garbage patch is believed to have the size of the state of Texas In a part of the ocean known as the North Pacific Gyre, human-produced plastic has increased 100-fold over the ...

The large amount of debris that has accumulated in this area has given the North Pacific Gyre the nickname “the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” Most of the marine debris in the ocean is not ...

We assess the metabolic demand of mesopelagic zooplankton for carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre (NPSG). We compare zooplankton metabolic demand with the ...

mainly due to its location in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre—a massive system of rotating ocean currents. This current system traps debris and waste, contributing to the nearby Great Pacific ...

The largest one has been dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic debris in the north-central Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest accumulation of ...