Name: Seas of plastic
Uploaded: 2009-02-24T01:00:00Z
Duration: 7 min 6 s
Description: Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

Charles Moore: Seas of plastic

Seas of plastic

Our throwaway culture, once hailed as a liberation for housewives, now chokes oceans with plastics, highlighting a dire need for change.

A haunting image: Laysan Albatross chicks dying with stomachs full of plastic, a grim testament to our consumption's toll on nature.

With oceans turning into a 'plastic soup', the quest for solutions intensifies. Stopping plastic at its source is deemed crucial.