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by hbarka 724 days ago
I wonder if this can discern for fishing nets pollution, called ghost nets, which entangle and ensnare marine animals. The scale of harm for these animals is unthinkable.

Edit: the ghost nets come from ships. We need to pinpoint the “fishing vessels who continue to dump their old nets into the sea with impunity.”

https://www.plasticsoupfoundation.org/en/plastic-problem/pla....

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Ghost nets are haunting reminders of human impact, silently ensnaring marine life and disrupting ocean ecosystems.
The scale of harm seems miniscule to me: it seems unlikely that discarded fishing nets would entangle more animals than when they're actually used to fish, and they're presumably used more than once before being discarded.