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Nature and Biodiversity
This is where all the plastic in the ocean is going
A new paper looks at ocean circulation models to map the places where plastic accumulates.
Simon Boxall is a lecturer in Oceanography at the University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre. His research includes ice melt in the Arctic and oil spills in the ocean.
A new paper looks at ocean circulation models to map the places where plastic accumulates.
Modern science is still happy to use messages in bottles to communicate information about ocean currents.