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A new study in the online issue of the journal Biology Letters reveals that plastic debris in the area popularly known as the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" has increased by 100 times over in the past 40 years, leading to changes in the natural habitat of animals such as the marine insect Halobates sericeus. These "Sea Skaters" have exploited the influx of plastic garbage as new surfaces to lay their eggs. This has led to a rise in the insect's egg densities in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. [Source: Scripps Oceanography News]
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