Surface plastic mass across the world's oceans, 2013

The amount of plastic waste, from tiny microplastics to larger macroplastics, floating on the surface of the world's oceans, measured by mass, excluding plasticsfound at depth or on the seafloor in each area of the ocean.

268,950 tonnes96,400 tonnes59,130 tonnes56,470 tonnes23,150 tonnes21,020 tonnes12,780 tonnesGlobal ocean (total)North PacificIndian OceanNorth AtlanticMediterranean SeaSouth PacificSouth Atlantic
Surface plastic mass across the world's oceans

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