The man who discovered plastic in the ocean

In 1971, marine biologist Edward Carpenter made a shocking discovery when he found tiny pieces of plastic floating thousands of miles off America's east coast in the Atlantic Ocean.

More than 50 years later, he tells how he had to fight for the scientific world to notice his discovery.

Hear more from Edward Carpenter about the eyewitness story - the story told by the people who were there.

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