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 tick with billions of tiny plastic pieces the size of apple seeds. theymade a clicking sound against the sides of the boat as it sailed alone. everyday plastic objects, 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.