In short, while the picture is authentic, it does not show the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch." Underwater photographer ...

The newest survey, which was conducted by The Ocean Cleanup Foundation ... the patch isn’t a garbage island, but rather a massive area of the Pacific that has an incredibly high plastic density.

Standing on the island's remote shoreline brings ... miles away -- part of an enormous plastic garbage patch, spinning in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which you probably contribute to.

Scientists map ocean currents to trap floating trash and plastic debris, improving cleanup efforts of the Great Pacific ...

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Between Hawaii and California, trash swirls in giant ocean currents, caught up in the infamous, Texas-sized Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This is just one of many found across the globe.