In 1997, Captain Charles Moore first discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and authored the book, The Plastic Ocean.  Tune in as #NAUI Dive Team Report Host Greg Martin and Katie Allen, Executive Director of Algalita, founded by Captain Moore in 1994, discuss the presence and impact of plastic pollution throughout the ocean. In order to mitigate plastic pollution in the ocean, we must make the connection between what's happening on land and what's happening out in the five main ocean gyres. "What is the tipping point? How much plastic can we keep putting out there until we start to see maybe ecosystem collapse in some areas? What does the average person do to help this issue?  "It's really as simple as rethinking single use plastic in your own life." For more information, visit www.algalita.org/ and www.nauigreendiver.org/ to find out what NAUI's Green Diver Initiative is doing to address ocean pollution issues.