![]() ![]() "So we have a lot of interesting ecological questions about that," Dr. MORE: Bay Area researchers track emperor penguins in Antarctica to study effects of climate change If those mounds of plastic can support life, could they also spread quickly into the marine food chain? Or perhaps carry invasive species from one continent to another. And floating along with them are several critical questions. Everything from tiny crustaceans to larger fish. Zabin is helping to identify specimens from what are believed to be at least 46 different species. Back at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Dr. And then, you know, if you look closer, you can see things that are growing out there" "I mean, it's amazing, the diversity of items. "We've discovered a tremendous amount on the expeditions we've done in terms of the composition of things that are out in the gyre," Crowley said. VIDEO: How one Bay Area team is responding to increasing threat of plastic pollution to world's oceans A massive stretch in the Pacific Ocean known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Instead of its normal habitat, this one was plucked from a man-made environmental disaster zone. ![]() But not for the reason that has her examining a specimen now lying on her table at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Tiburon, California. Marine Ecologist Chela Zabin, Ph.D., has always considered the humble Frogfish a remarkable sea creature. And they're trying to learn what it means for the ocean, and possibly the West Coast. SAN FRANCISCO - Scientists say a new study is now revealing that one of the largest patches of pollution on the planet is also teaming with life. Scientists say one of the largest patches of pollution on the planet has become a substitute environment for dozens of species. ![]()
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