Fishing nets make up almost half of ocean plastic pollution

A recent survey for the Ocean Cleanup campaign found that fishing nets account for almost half of the plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.

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Derelict Fishing Gear OR&R's Marine Debris Program

Marine Plastics Smithsonian Ocean

460,000 miles of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year • Alaska Beacon

How does plastic pollution affect the ocean?

The 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch' Is Ballooning, 87,000 Tons of Plastic and Counting - The New York Times

Who are the biggest polluters of the oceans?

Full scale of plastic in the world's oceans revealed for first time, Pollution

Fishing nets make up almost half of ocean plastic pollution

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Plastic pollution - Surfers Against Sewage

Takeaway food and drink litter dominates ocean plastic, study shows, Plastics

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