Dubbed the largest landfill in the world, the North Pacific Garbage Patch spans a distance estimated to be twice the size of Texas and contains over 100 million tons of plastic waste from all corners of the world. Because most plastics will never completely biodegrade, they remain in the water as microscopic particles that are ingested by all manners of aquaculture – jellyfish, coral reef, and plankton-feeding fish are all extremely vulnerable to the toxic waste. Birds mistake floating plastic for prey and have been found dead with practically intact plastic waste in their stomachs. Jellyfish are being found with plastic particles visible through their translucent skin. Every day, tons of plastic waste stacked several feet high arrive at beaches across the Pacific. The garbage patch was discovered more than 12 years ago by oceanographer Charles Moore, yet to date, little progress has been made.