Coastal species are hitching a ride on the great Pacific garbage patch

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Ocean plastic pollution is one of the world’s most pressing environmental problems. It sullies our beaches, kills wildlife and introduces toxins into ecosystems. But there’s a new thing to add to this list of ills: transport for invasive species. The World’s Anna Kusmer has the story.

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