The Ocean Cleanup is fighting against this accumulation. In 2024, the foundation removed 11.5 million kilos of garbage from the world’s oceans and rivers. They even put a price tag on cleaning up the ...

of fishing nets and consumer plastics from the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone (more commonly known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch or ... and derelict ‘ghost’ nets, and in ...

which come from intense fishing activity near the area. The other half is mostly hard plastics and films, like water bottles and plastic wrap. But don't let the name "Great Pacific Garbage Patch ...

Photograph by National Geographic Wilson runs Ghost Fishing New Zealand (GFNZ ... As much as 50 per cent of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is ghost gear. Industrial ghost nets can be massive ...

The large amount of debris that has accumulated in this area has given the North Pacific Gyre the nickname “the Great Pacific Garbage Patch ... Derelict fishing nets and lines, another ...

which come from intense fishing activity near the area. The other half is mostly hard plastics and films, like water bottles and plastic wrap. But don't let the name "Great Pacific Garbage Patch ...