I am looking for information on the plastic crisis and the oceans. Can anyone point me in the direction of a place with reputable sources? I feel as though Google Scholar hasn't served me well in the past.

Also does anyone know anything about the impacts that cruise ships have on the ocean?

 Thank you.

Many years ago, ocean liners dumped their own refuse to sea.  Later, was legislated for international waters only.  Years later, all ships must bring to ports their garbage.

U.S. has its legislation ----> https://www.gc.noaa.gov/documents/gcil_crs_oda.pdf

Go to 'Laws and treaties' at ----> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_debris

6 hours ago, Externet said:

Many years ago, ocean liners dumped their own refuse to sea.  Later, was legislated for international waters only.  Years later, all ships must bring to ports their garbage.

U.S. has its legislation ----> https://www.gc.noaa.gov/documents/gcil_crs_oda.pdf

Go to 'Laws and treaties' at ----> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_debris

I remember as a kid going across the Bay of Fundy on the ferry between Saint John New Brunswick and Digby Nova Scotia. At about the midpoint all the garbage was thrown overboard.

Why around the midpoint? Because it was the right thing to do...Ecology 101 back then...

A few weeks ago I was at a meeting of challenges to industry. There was about a dozen up for discussion and this was one of them:

Plastics Challenge - Remove and Manage Ghost Fishing Gear and Marine Debris

https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/101.nsf/eng/00035.html

Edited November 29, 20187 yr by J.C.MacSwell

One load of laundry may release upwards of a million micro plastic fibers each time. There's a movement afoot to include laundry room discharge filters into building codes.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/microplastics-laundry-research-vancouver-1.4735877

On 29.11.2018 at 5:18 PM, Externet said:

Many years ago, ocean liners dumped their own refuse to sea. 

It used to be even worser than that in the past..

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/oct/27/new-york-rubbish-all-that-trash-city-waste-in-numbers

"Through most of its history until the mid-1900s, New York’s primary method for disposing of its waste was simply to dump it into the ocean. At one point, as much as 80% of New York’s garbage ended up out at sea. However, in what was surely its most enduring waste management initiative, New York City used some of its garbage (mostly ash, rubble and other debris) to create artificial land, thereby increasing its own size. Much of the city’s land today, including some of its priciest neighbourhoods, are literally built on garbage."