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Using surface samples and aerial surveys, the group determined that at least 46 percent of the plastic in the garbage patch by weight comes from a single produc
by cageface 8y ago
Using surface samples and aerial surveys, the group determined that at least 46 percent of the plastic in the garbage patch by weight comes from a single product: fishing nets.
One more reason to stop eating seafood. It’s not like there’s going to be any left soon at current rates of overfishing anyway.
- st26 8y agoYou could switch to longline-caught fish, which is a good thing for other reasons too.
- cageface 8y agoThat's a step in the right direction for sure but why not just cut it out of your diet entirely? There's nothing in fish you can't get from plant sources and with current ocean pollution levels even line caught fish are going to have a lot of heavy metals and PCBs in them.
- st26 8y agoPlant based vitamin D & B12? Do tell. I don't eat a lot of fish or anything, but empirically it is shown to be a healthy thing to eat (well, certain species at least)