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A research fleet of 27 boats is actively sampling the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, trawling the surface layer to a depth of 15 centimetres.0:05 Contrary to the common image of large floating debris, the plastic found is predominantly tiny fragments — too small to see without scanning the surface at close range.0:05 Each trawl yields large quantities of plastic, which the researchers describe as mind-blowing in volume.0:59 The operation is coordinated across most of the 27 vessels, with communication maintained throughout the fleet.0:50

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