Invasive Species Hitch Ride on Ocean Plastics

Following the 2011 tsunami in Japan, more than 289 invasive species found their way to Hawaii, Alaska and California.

The organisms, which carry disease and could destroy habitats, hitched a ride on plastics and other litter that drifted across the Pacific.

Once they arrived, they began reproducing and significantly impacting the population of native species and the ecosystem.

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