CausesUmeed Mistry / Ocean Image Bank ‘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.
CausesUSFWS - Pacific Region/Flickr 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.
