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Ghost fishing gear plastic onslaught

‘Ghost gear’ piles up in the Gulf of Maine amid plastic onslaught on oceans

Abandoned fishing gear, often called "ghost gear," is breaking down in our oceans and adding to the problems brought by plastics and microplastics. Recently a coalition announced new funding to remove some debris in the Gulf of Maine.

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A look at the plastics of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

An analysis of more than 6,000 plastics collected from patch trace back to fishing industries in Japan, China, South Korea, and the US.
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