About the Authors
- Marcus Eriksen
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* E-mail: marcus@5gyres.org
Affiliation Five Gyres Institute, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Laurent C. M. Lebreton
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Affiliation Dumpark Data Science, Wellington, New Zealand
- Henry S. Carson
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Affiliations Marine Science Department, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii, United States of America, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, Washington, United States of America
- Martin Thiel
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Affiliations Facultad Ciencias del Mar, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile, Millennium Nucleus Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Island (ESMOI), Coquimbo, Chile, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Coquimbo, Chile
- Charles J. Moore
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Affiliation Algalita Marine Research and Education, Long Beach, California, United States of America
- Jose C. Borerro
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Affiliation eCoast Limited, Raglan, New Zealand
- Francois Galgani
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Affiliation Departement Océanographie et Dynamique des Ecosystemes, Institut français de recherche pour l′exploitation de la mer (Ifremer), Bastia, Corsica, France
- Peter G. Ryan
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Affiliation Percy FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
- Julia Reisser
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Affiliation School of Environmental Systems Engineering and Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Perth, Australia
Competing Interests
Jose Borerro is affiliated wih eCoast Ltd., and this affiliation does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. Laurent C. M. Lebreton is affiliated with Dumpark Creative Industries Ltd., and this affiliation does not alter the authors' adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: ME LCML HSC MT JCB PGR JR. Performed the experiments: ME LCML HSC MT CJM JCB FG PGR JR. Analyzed the data: ME LCML HSC MT JCB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: LCML JCB. Wrote the paper: ME LCML HSC MT CJM JCB FG PGR JR. Calculated plastic fragmentation rates: MT. Designed ocean model: LCML JCB. Contributed field data: ME HSC MT CJM FG PGR JR.