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Lest the headline not be obvious, this is industrial fishing gear.

• digdugdirk 4y ago
  Just to expand for those who haven't read the article - These types of nets are specifically designed to catch and trap sea life, so cause outsized damage to ecosystems than their size/weight/volume might suggest. The images you might see of a turtle with a 6-pack ring around a flipper are nothing compared to the damage a torn off chunk of a trawler's net might cause.
• koheripbal 4y ago
  ...and in case anyone isn't clear - over half of it is from Chinese fishing fleets.