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I thought most "garbage patches" in the ocean were actually made up mostly of microplastics.

I can't find a great source for this now, but a quick Google gave https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/great-paci... which says:

> Even satellite imagery doesn’t show a giant patch of garbage. The microplastics of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch can simply make the water look like a cloudy soup. This soup is intermixed with larger items, such as fishing gear and shoes.