The ocean garbage patch is a build up of trash such as various plastics that is building up in the ocean. This patch is building up in the north of the pacific ocean. This is thought to be formed from ocean currents. The build up of garbage can harm and kill several animals. Some fish may mistake the trash as food and cause them to suffocate from it. Man can help by simply throwing their trash away where it belongs. We can recycle and reuse some stuff as well.