There's a crew of all female sailors circumnavigating the globe to collect research on 5 of the 6 garbage patches. They are seeking 300 female volunteers. I'm thinking of volunteering. Has anyone else looked into this?
eXXpedition
This looks awesome. Thanks for sharing!
Exxpedition is doing great work to raise awareness of, and explore solutions to, the devastating environmental and health impacts of single-use plastics and toxics in the world’s ocean
http://exxpedition.com is worth a visit and some time reading their website's information.