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Without comparison to the amount of plastic coming from fishing nets and coastal cities, this didn't contradict anything in the parent post.
by anamexis 7y ago
Without comparison to the amount of plastic coming from fishing nets and coastal cities, this didn't contradict anything in the parent post.
- CaptArmchair 7y agoHis first assertion isn't based on any actual numbers or research either: > The first source of oceans plastic is fishing nets. Whereas the research shows: > We estimate that between 1.15 and 2.41 million tonnes of plastic waste currently enters the ocean every year from rivers So, that leaves only two conclusions if you connect both statements: the vast majority of what is disposed by rivers is fishnets, or there's millions of tonnes of fishnets in the oceans next to what's disposed by rivers.
- anamexis 7y agoI think it's obviously the second conclusion being asserted. A cursory Google search produced some supporting sources, e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/06/dumped-fishing-gear-is-biggest-plastic-polluter-in-ocean-finds-report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/06/dumped-f...