NPR reports
Scientists studying a giant collection of plastic trash floating in the middle of the open ocean have found some unexpected inhabitants: dozens of marine species that usually stick close to the coast.
Among the plastic debris, the researchers found all kinds of nonnative species, from anemones to worms to little crustaceans.
Read more or listen at Great Pacific Garbage Patch in open ocean hosts coastal life from far away : NPR
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