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“Sea of Plastic” Discovered in the Caribbean Stretches for Miles

  • Matthew Clemens
  • May 3, 2021
  • 1 min read

Updated: May 22, 2021

Author Sara Burrows illustrates just how bad the situation has become. An underwater photographer helps capture the excess pollution often unseen... for now. Learn more at:


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"A shocking “blanket of plastic” discovered off the coast of an idyllic Caribbean island stretches nearly 5 miles long and is choking wildlife"

At one point, her team reached a denser area “about two miles wide that had multiple trash lines that stretched from horizon to horizon:”

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