I hope they can figure it out, but it seems like they may have missed something significant in their simulations. If the water basically pools and becomes stag

I hope they can figure it out, but it seems like they may have missed something significant in their simulations. If the water basically pools and becomes stagnant within the boundary of the catcher, then it makes sense that currents will route around the boundary and therefore carry plastic around it also. The long skirt seems like part of the problem, as it's trapping all the water in that area, but my knowledge of fluid ocean dynamics is nonexistant so perhaps I'm wrong. The idea of a passive system is nice, but it seems like the problem would be easier if they had some form of propulsion with a renewable energy source to drive it forward.