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Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Great Pacific Garbage Patch

FromNOAA Ocean Podcast


Great Pacific Garbage Patch

FromNOAA Ocean Podcast

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jun 26, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is one of many areas in the ocean where marine debris naturally concentrates because of ocean currents. In this episode, an expert from the NOAA Marine Debris Program explains what a garbage patch is and isn't, what we know and don't know, and what we can do about this ocean-sized problem.


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Released:
Jun 26, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

From corals to coastal science, connect with NOAA experts in our podcast series that explores questions about the ocean environment.