DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.25674120.v1
title: Supplementary data for 'Seven years into the North Pacific garbage patch: legacy plastic fragments rising disproportionally faster than larger floating objects'

description: Surface concentration of floating plastic pollution in the North Pacific Ocean measured from 2015 to 2022 for different size classes of debris (&gt;0.5 mm) using various monitoring techniques (manta trawl, mega trawl, aerial survey, and cleanup system)Definition of columns:<b>Expedition</b>: expedition name<b>Lat</b>: latitude of sampling<b>Lon</b>: longitude of sampling<b>Day</b>: day of sampling<b>Month</b>: month of sampling<b>Year</b>: year of sampling<b>In NPGP</b>: 1=sampling inside NPGP, 0=sampling outside NPGP<b>In Hotspots</b>: 1=sampling inside hotspots, 0=sampling outside hotspots<b>CD1</b>: numerical concentration of small microplastics (0.5 mm - 1.5 mm) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>CD2</b>: numerical concentration of large microplastics (1.5 mm - 5 mm) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>CD3</b>: numerical concentration of small mesoplastics (5 mm - 15 mm) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>CD4</b>: numerical concentration of large mesoplastics (15 mm - 50 mm) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>CD5</b>: numerical concentration of small macroplastics (50 mm - 100 mm) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>CD6</b>: numerical concentration of large macroplastics (100 mm - 500 mm) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>CD7</b>: numerical concentration of megaplastics (&gt; 500 mm) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>WD1</b>: mass concentration of small microplastics (0.5 mm - 1.5 mm) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>WD2</b>: mass concentration of large microplastics (1.5 mm - 5 mm) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>WD3</b>: mass concentration of small mesoplastics (5 mm - 15 mm) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>WD4</b>: mass concentration of large mesoplastics (15 mm - 50 mm) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>WD5</b>: mass concentration of small macroplastics (50 mm - 100 mm) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>WD6</b>: mass concentration of large macroplastics (100 mm - 500 mm) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>WD7</b>: mass concentration of large macroplastics (&gt; 500 mm) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>WD567</b>: mass concentration of macroplastics and megaplastics (&gt; 50 mm) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>H_cd1</b>: numerical concentration of small microplastics (0.5 mm - 1.5 mm) type H (hard) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_cd1</b>: numerical concentration of small microplastics (0.5 mm - 1.5 mm) type N (net/rope) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>P_cd1</b>: numerical concentration of small microplastics (0.5 mm - 1.5 mm) type P (pellet) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_cd1</b>: numerical concentration of small microplastics (0.5 mm - 1.5 mm) type F (foam) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>H_cd2</b>: numerical concentration of large microplastics (1.5 mm - 5 mm) type H (hard) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_cd2</b>: numerical concentration of large microplastics (1.5 mm - 5 mm) type N (net/rope) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>P_cd2</b>: numerical concentration of large microplastics (1.5 mm - 5 mm) type P (pellet) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_cd2</b>: numerical concentration of large microplastics (1.5 mm - 5 mm) type F (foam) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>H_cd3</b>: numerical concentration of small mesoplastics (5 mm - 15 mm) type H (hard) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_cd3</b>: numerical concentration of small mesoplastics (5 mm - 15 mm) type N (net/rope) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>P_cd3</b>: numerical concentration of small mesoplastics (5 mm - 15 mm) type P (pellet) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_cd3</b>: numerical concentration of small mesoplastics (5 mm - 15 mm) type F (foam) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>H_cd4</b>: numerical concentration of large mesoplastics (15 mm - 50 mm) type H (hard) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_cd4</b>: numerical concentration of large mesoplastics (15 mm - 50 mm) type N (net/rope) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>P_cd4</b>: numerical concentration of large mesoplastics (15 mm - 50 mm) type P (pellet) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_cd4</b>: numerical concentration of large mesoplastics (15 mm - 50 mm) type F (foam) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>H_cd5</b>: numerical concentration of small macroplastics (50 mm - 100 mm) type H (hard) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_cd5</b>: numerical concentration of small macroplastics (50 mm - 100 mm) type N (net/rope) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>P_cd5</b>: numerical concentration of small macroplastics (50 mm - 100 mm) type P (pellet) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_cd5</b>: numerical concentration of small macroplastics (50 mm - 100 mm) type F (foam) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>H_cd6</b>: numerical concentration of large macroplastics (100 mm - 500 mm) type H (hard) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_cd6</b>: numerical concentration of large macroplastics (100 mm - 500 mm) type N (net/rope) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>P_cd6</b>: numerical concentration of large macroplastics (100 mm - 500 mm) type P (pellet) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_cd6</b>: numerical concentration of large macroplastics (100 mm - 500 mm) type F (foam) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>H_cd7</b>: numerical concentration of megaplastics (&gt; 500 mm) type H (hard) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_cd7</b>: numerical concentration of megaplastics (&gt; 500 mm) type N (net/rope) in #/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_cd7</b>: numerical concentration of megaplastics (&gt; 500 mm) type F (foam) in #/km<sup>2</sup><b>H_wd1</b>: mass concentration of small microplastics (0.5 mm - 1.5 mm) type H (hard) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_wd1</b>: mass concentration of small microplastics (0.5 mm - 1.5 mm) type N (net/rope) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>P_wd1</b>: mass concentration of small microplastics (0.5 mm - 1.5 mm) type P (pellet) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_wd1</b>: mass concentration of small microplastics (0.5 mm - 1.5 mm) type F (foam) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>H_wd2</b>: mass concentration of large microplastics (1.5 mm - 5 mm) type H (hard) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_wd2</b>: mass concentration of large microplastics (1.5 mm - 5 mm) type N (net/rope) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>P_wd2</b>: mass concentration of large microplastics (1.5 mm - 5 mm) type P (pellet) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_wd2</b>: mass concentration of large microplastics (1.5 mm - 5 mm) type F (foam) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>H_wd3</b>: mass concentration of small mesoplastics (5 mm - 15 mm) type H (hard) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_wd3</b>: mass concentration of small mesoplastics (5 mm - 15 mm) type N (net/rope) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>P_wd3</b>: mass concentration of small mesoplastics (5 mm - 15 mm) type P (pellet) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_wd3</b>: mass concentration of small mesoplastics (5 mm - 15 mm) type F (foam) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>H_wd4</b>: mass concentration of large mesoplastics (15 mm - 50 mm) type H (hard) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_wd4</b>: mass concentration of large mesoplastics (15 mm - 50 mm) type N (net/rope) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>P_wd4</b>: mass concentration of large mesoplastics (15 mm - 50 mm) type P (pellet) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_wd4</b>: mass concentration of large mesoplastics (15 mm - 50 mm) type F (foam) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>H_wd5</b>: mass concentration of small macroplastics (50 mm - 100 mm) type H (hard) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_wd5</b>: mass concentration of small macroplastics (50 mm - 100 mm) type N (net/rope) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>P_wd5</b>: mass concentration of small macroplastics (50 mm - 100 mm) type P (pellet) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_wd5</b>: mass concentration of small macroplastics (50 mm - 100 mm) type F (foam) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>H_wd6</b>: mass concentration of large macroplastics (100 mm - 500 mm) type H (hard) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_wd6</b>: mass concentration of large macroplastics (100 mm - 500 mm) type N (net/rope) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>P_wd6</b>: mass concentration of large macroplastics (100 mm - 500 mm) type P (pellet) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_wd6</b>: mass concentration of large macroplastics (100 mm - 500 mm) type F (foam) in g/km<sup>2</sup><b>H_wd7</b>: mass concentration of megaplastics (&gt; 500 mm) type H (hard) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>N_wd7</b>: mass concentration of megaplastics (&gt; 500 mm) type N (net/rope) in g/km<sup>2</sup> <b>F_wd7</b>: mass concentration of megaplastics (&gt; 500 mm) type F (foam) in g/km<sup>2</sup>