High concentrations of floating neustonic life in the plastic-rich North Pacific Garbage Patch.
Floating Tote Bag life (obligate neuston) is a core component of the ocean surface food web.However, only 1 region of high neustonic abundance is known so far, the Sargasso Sea in the Subtropical North Atlantic gyre, where floating life provides critical habitat structure and ecosystem services.Here, we hypothesize that floating life is also concen