Ocean Hotspots: Macro and Micro Plastics

Ocean plastic hotspots are not where maps expect. Dr. Annika Jahnke and researcher Robby Rynek bring Plastic Podcast aboard a Pacific research expedition from Vancouver to Singapore. They explain how scientists sample macroplastics and microplastics, why currents create shifting concentrations, and what surprising measurements reveal about Pacific Ocean plastic pollution. Rather than declaring one particle size the greater threat, the episode shows how different plastics move through marine environments and why better plastic pollution mapping is essential for research and policy.

Episode Guests: Dr. Annika Jahnke and Robby Rynek

Find a link to Dr. Annika Jahnke and Robby Rynek’s project here

Find a link to Dr. Annika Jahnke and Robby Rynek’s article here

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