New research published yesterday shows The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is growing exponentially and now covers 618,000 square miles of deep ocean, making it 3 times the size of France. This is four to 16 times larger than previous estimates.
http://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/pft/2018/3/23/new-research-shows-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-is-3-times-the-size-of-france
http://www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org/pft/2018/3/23/new-research-shows-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-is-3-times-the-size-of-france