Fishing nets account for 46 percent of the trash within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, with the majority of the rest composed of other fishing industry gear.

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“Fishing nets account for 46 percent of the trash [within the Great Pacific Garbage Patch], with the majority of the rest composed of other fishing industry gear, including ropes, oyster spacers, eel traps, crates, and baskets.”

If you still eat seafood, please consider cutting it out completely.