Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of abandoned fishing gear litter the world’s oceans. In some areas, the lost gear accounts for 30 per cent of the catch
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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2222516-huge-amounts-of-abandoned-fishing-gear-litter-the-worlds-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home