> .. “plastic does stand out because of its large quantities, high buoyancy and slow degradation — all of which potentially contribute to broader dispersion of the #PlasticDebris,” #AndreyShcherbina, an oceanographer at the #UniversityOfWashington.. logs decompose after a while, plastic can easily travel across the world’s oceans, introducing animal hitchhikers to other fragile ecosystems such as the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument on the shores of the #HawaiianArchipelago..