Once described as the most polluted ocean zone on Earth, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now supporting entire ecosystems. Researchers have confirmed that dozens of marine species are living on floating plastic debris. These include mussels, barnacles, shrimp-like amphipods, and other coastal organisms that normally live near shorelines. Plastic waste acts as a floating habitat. It allows coastal species to survive and reproduce far from land, something rarely possible before widespread plast

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