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In 1997, Captain Charles Moore first discovered the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch,” the largest accumulation of plastic waste in the ocean. Since then, scientists have documented how plastic has permanently damaged marine ecosystems and even altered evolution and the problem has only grown larger. But Moore and other researchers aren’t giving up hope that we can still save the oceans. ....
MailOnline takes a closer look at ten new technologies that are helping to remove man-made garbage from Earth s oceans, including plastic-eating enzymes and marine drones. ....