r/pics Aug 12 '21

The majority of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is discarded fishing gear.

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u/Steelio22 Aug 12 '21

If you are interested in this topic, take a look at the documentary Seaspiracy

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u/Bensemus Aug 12 '21

This doc isn't great. Google the controversy surrounding it and many of the people interviewed don't like how the doc presented them. I'm talking about the NGOs that have been fighting for the ocean for decades. Seasperacy is really a veiled ploy to try and argue that sustainable fishing is impossible and not consuming fish is the only viable method of protecting the ocean.

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u/kodiakcleaver Aug 12 '21

But commercial fishing isn’t sustainable documentary or not.