Edit: wrong math, disregard Not to downplay this issue (its important). But I sort of dont believe the estimates. Theres 4.6 million fishing vessles globally

Edit: wrong math, disregard Not to downplay this issue (its important). But I sort of dont believe the estimates. Theres 4.6 million fishing vessles globally. That would be 22 tonnes per vessel or 46,000 pounds. I dont see 1 vessel producing 46k pounds of plastic waste per year unless they are literally dumping their fishing nets into the ocean purposefully and repeatedly.