In the North Sea , a survey found 94 percent of fulmars , a type of seabird , had plastics in their stomachs , the U.N. report says . New Scientist report says ocean garbage is a ` ` tremendous '' problem . Much of the trash is plastic , which goes away very slowly , if ever . Scientists say plastic occurs in large ' ` garbage patches '' in oceans . One such garbage patch is said to be the size of Texas .
New Scientist report says ocean garbage is a ` ` tremendous '' problem . Much of the trash is plastic , which goes away very slowly , if ever . Scientists say plastic occurs in large ' ` garbage patches '' in oceans . One such garbage patch is said to be the size of Texas .