# Seas of plastic

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2009
- Speaker: Charles Moore
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Earth and environment, Business and management
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/charles_moore_seas_of_plastic)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Capt. Charles Moore of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch -- an endless floating waste of plastic trash. Now he's drawing attention to the growing, choking problem of plastic debris in our seas.

## Lectures

1. [Seas of plastic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/charles_moore_seas_of_plastic/ee7f7b48c132), 8 min (TED's player)