What Moore found in the lonely North Pacific was a shock. Floating under the ocean's surface was a "soup" of plastic garbage. It was thick with billions of tiny plastic pieces the size of apple seeds. They made a clicking sound against the sides of the boat as it sailed along. Everyday plastic object , such as shopping bags and water bottles, were trapped among the tiny pieces. In the middle of the ocean, a thousand miles from the nearest town, the sea of garbage stretched as far as Moore could see.