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by justapassenger 4y ago
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- azertykeys 4y agolooks more like 10% [0]. but it depends on where in the ocean you're talking about - they float more easily than a lot of plastic, and so are caught the pacific gyre. [0] https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/publication/ghost-gear-the-abandoned-fishing-nets-haunting-our-oceans/ https://www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/publication/ghost-gear-t...
- doomrobo 4y agoA more accurate claim: 46% of the mass of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is fishing nets. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-w https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-w
- justapassenger 4y agoPlastic pollution of oceans is much much bigger problem than just pacific garbage patch.