The 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' myth

Many, perhaps most, Americans believe that a vast accumulation of (mostly plastic) garbage is floating somewhere out in the Pacific Ocean, a non-biodegradable stain on humanity, choking and deforming fish. But apparently, that is just a myth. Kip Hansen writing in Watts Up With That? cites NOAA's Ocean Service - Office of Response and Restoration:

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(Hat tip: KimR)