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What I saw - saltyruss - January 5, 2019 I sailed to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to see what was there.  I collected some of the plastic trash, collected biological samples of marine life that have adapted to living on plastic, and took photos and videos of what I saw.   The Great Pacific Garbage Patch covers an area of about 2000nm wide and 1000nm tall ranging from about 500nm West of the Northern California Coast to a few hundred nm East of Japan.  The largest concentrations of debris are in the Eastern boundary, just off California, and the Western boundary, just South East of Japan.  I could see debris within a few minutes of looking in any direction.   Most of the waste is floating just a few inches under the surface of the water.  It's suspended in this 'floating' state a few inches to a few feet under the surface of the water.  This makes it impossible to see from the air.   You can read more about my voyage on my website: SV Blue Moon Here are a couple photos of my voyage to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: RE: What I saw - saltyruss - May 23, 2021 Update: All of the photos are on the nonprofit website: www.opdera.org Ocean Plastic Debris Education Awaeness and Research https://OPDERA.org