Our Plastic Oceans

Here is a link to eight maps which show the impact plastic is having on our oceans:

http://sorendreier.com/8-maps-show-plastics-impact-on-the-worlds-oceans/

[Hint: Click on the "Read More" link to get to the maps.]

Here is one of the eight:

I think this is a MUCH larger, more immediate problem than is climate change, yet it seems to be on a government / NGO back burner. Why is that?