r/pics • u/lnfinity • Aug 12 '21
The majority of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is discarded fishing gear.
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People who pick up trash deserve to be praised. Are you honestly saying that that woman, boat, and org don't deserve praise because they didn't pick up as many nets as NOAA?
1 u/TLinTX 26d ago The nets weren't trash. They aren't abandoned gear, they aren't "ghost nets". They are stealing the nets from fishermen. That the fishermen are poaching is irrelevant to that fact. sea shepherd isn't law enforcement, they have no authority. 0 u/Smellzlikefish Aug 13 '21 I'm saying the driving motivation is transparent and disingenuous.
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The nets weren't trash.
They aren't abandoned gear, they aren't "ghost nets".
They are stealing the nets from fishermen.
That the fishermen are poaching is irrelevant to that fact.
sea shepherd isn't law enforcement, they have no authority.
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I'm saying the driving motivation is transparent and disingenuous.
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u/debridezilla Aug 13 '21
People who pick up trash deserve to be praised. Are you honestly saying that that woman, boat, and org don't deserve praise because they didn't pick up as many nets as NOAA?