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Ocean 180 - Trash in the deep sea: Bringing a hidden problem to light. Trash in the sea is an increasing problem with a potential for negative impacts on marine life. Conducting research in the deep sea is challenging and expensive; therefore, little is known about the presence of litter in this vast habitat. The extreme depths to which human garbage can be found have recently been exposed. Scientists at MBARI carefully examined where trash was seen in 18,000 hours of video from remotely...