science environment

Plastic's New Threat: Indestructible Rafts For Ocean-Crossing Invasive Species

By Jule Gilfillan (OPB)

Newport, Oregon July 29, 2019 1 p.m.

Plastics show up in beach debris all over the world. Scientists are discovering that they present a new kind of threat: they're providing invasive marine species with floating, ocean-crossing "rafts."