Pacific Garbage Patch - SEAPLEX [BP 11]

(1) In Earth Science today we studied findings from the SEAPLEX Expedition, a Scripps Institution of Oceanography science research project created to study plastics in the Pacific Ocean.

(2 - EQ 1) Gyres accumulate plastic debris because:

(3 - EQ 2) Plastics found in the oceans are so small because:

(4 - EQ 3) Impacts that plastics have on animals living in the open ocean include:

(5 - EQ 4) To reduce the problem of plastics in the ocean we can: 

The following is a summary of the findings based upon a presentation and questions from a guide based upon the SEAPLEX expedition, which are here: http://goo.gl/TJvgiy

(6) Between the years 1972-1987, the highest concentration of plastics in the North Pacific Garbage Patch was [your answer in bold].

(7) Between the years 1999-2010, the highest concentration of plastics in the North Pacific Garbage Patch was [your answer in bold].

(8) The percent change from the highest concentration of plastics in the North Pacific Garbage Patch from the earlier time period to the most recent time period [your answer in bold].

(9)  In Fish, the biological impact on fish included [your % answer in bold].