1. Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Økernveien 94, 0579 Oslo, Norway
2. University of Toronto Trash Team, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1, Canada
3. Ocean Conservancy, Washington, D.C. 20036, United States
4. Ghent University, Research Group Aquatic Ecology, Coupure links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
5. Flanders Marine Institute, (VLIZ), InnovOcean Site, Jacobsenstraat 1, 8400, Ostend, Belgium
6. Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Aquatic Management, Havenlaan 88, 1000, Brussels, Belgium
7. Research Foundation − Flanders (FWO), Leuvenseweg 38, 1000, Brussels, Belgium
8. Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
9. Division of Marine Science and Conservation, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University Marine Laboratory, Duke University, Beaufort, North Carolina 27708, United States
10. Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
11. Institute for Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1111, Amsterdam, Netherlands
12. School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada
13. Faculty of Graduate Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2, Canada
14. The 5 Gyres Institute, Los Angeles, California 90409, United States
15. Sciences Po Paris, 27, rue Saint-Guillaume, 75007, Paris, France
16. University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States