What We Know About Garbage Patches

2011 Japan Tsunami Marine Details
http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/japanfaqs.html

Marine Debris Tracker App
http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/projects/seamdi.html

It’s Time To Stop Trashing Our Oceans, Clean Up Our Oceans Today
http://www.oceanconservancy.org/our-work/marine-debris/

Ocean Concervancy – Trash Free Seas
http://na.oceana.org/en/about-us/what-we-do

The threat and impacts of marine debris have long been ignored. Perhaps it is the perceived vastness of ocean and lack of visibility of marine debris to most people that has allowed society to dismiss the problem as a serious threat.
http://plasticdebris.org

Not all garbage ends up at the dump. A river, sewer or beach can’t catch everything the rain washes away, either. In fact, Earth’s largest landfill isn’t on land at all.
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/translating-uncle-sam/stories/what-is-the-great-pacific-ocean-garbage-patch