While the increasing tonnage of oceanic garbage is a ecological nightmare, some lucky critters have found it advantageous. In this video by Science, researchers tracked invertebrates and fish propelled out to sea by the 2011 Japanese tsunami following the earthquake. They traveled thousands of kilometers across the Pacific on debris such as boats, buoys, and fragments of docks.

 

 

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