r/pics Aug 12 '21

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

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u/missbay82 Aug 12 '21

I worked for a Seafood restaurant in oregon, called Catalyst Seafood. And, they had their own boats to harvest seafood. I was told by one of the fisherman, that they literally throw their own trash into the ocean. He had seen the boat/restaurant owners throw their trash & unwanted lines straight into the ocean, when they were fishing at sea.

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u/Mirrorflute88 Aug 12 '21

Sounds like a good reason to boycott the seafood industry as a whole