Article - Plague of Plastic Chokes the Seas

Read this 2006 article by Kenneth Weiss about:

• marine debris on and around Midway Island, and its impact on albatross chicks.
• cleanup efforts re "ghost nets," tangles of abandoned fishing lines, nets and traps that snare and kill marine life.
• Charles Moore and plastic nurdles

See also: the supporting graphics which shows an animation of the Pacific gyre, and a video that follows the article.

Source: LA Times -