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 ith billions of tiny plastic pieces the size of apple seeds. They made clicking sound against the sides of the boat as it sailed along. 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.