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by bilekas 1407 days ago
> I'm sure over time we'll discover issues. But, where we stand today we know that we have a clear and present danger from the fishing gear.

Whereas today, we already see the present danger of micro plastics.. Just because fishing takes part on 80% of the globe as opposed to the <20% we drive on, I think the numbers are worse.

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.8272...

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/micro....

Maybe lets not disregard the downsides just yet.

EDIT: Both are bad.. Plastic isn't helping anyone. Marine or mammal .