THIS IS THE NORTH ATLANTIC GARBAGE PATCH. THIS IS THE GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH; WE KNEW IN 1972 THAT PLASTICS ARE GETTING INTO EVERYTHING. IT WAS ONE MORE PROBLEM HUMANITY TOOK IN STRIDE, FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CONVIVENCE. THATS WHY NO ONE IS FREAKING OUT OR IS SURPRISED ABOUT THE PLASTICIZATION OF LIVING THINGS.