- "between 75 and 86% of the floating plastic mass (> 5 cm) in the North Pacific Garbage Patch could be considered abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear" (2022 study) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-16529-0 6 comments nature
- Study finds 75% to 86% of plastic in the North Pacific Garbage Patch is the result of industrial fishing https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-16529-0/ 232 comments environment
Linking pages
- The Other Source: Where Does Plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch Come From? • Updates • The Ocean Cleanup https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/the-other-source-where-does-plastic-in-the-great-pacific-garbage-patch-come-from/ 580 comments
- Plastic Pollution - Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution 44 comments
- ‘An invisible killer’: how fishing gear became the deadliest marine plastic | Plastics | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/nov/07/invisible-killer-ghost-fishing-gear-deadliest-marine-plastic 7 comments
- Over 75% Of Plastic in Great Pacific Garbage Patch Originates From Fishing • Press Release • The Ocean Cleanup https://theoceancleanup.com/press/press-releases/over-75-of-plastic-in-great-pacific-garbage-patch-originates-from-fishing/ 1 comment
- FAQs on Plastics - Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/faq-on-plastics 0 comments
- Climate Wake-Up Call: 5 Ways A Vegan Diet Can Help Protect The Planet https://plantbasednews.org/news/environment/climate-crisis-vegan-diet-protect-planet-environment/ 0 comments