Fishing regulations are so lax that fishing waste has created a large trash island
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Last updated 09 Jul 2024
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Fishing regulations are so lax that fishing waste has created a large trash island
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overfishing – NOAA Teacher at Sea Blog
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On the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, scientists find a surprise: Coastal life
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Episodes - Green Fish Blue Oceans
It might be the world's biggest ocean, but the mighty Pacific is in peril - ABC News
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US panel approves salmon fishing ban for much of West Coast : r/news
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Fishing regulations are so lax that fishing waste has created a large trash island
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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now so huge and permanent that a coastal ecosystem is thriving on it, scientists say
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FishHead.Greg, Author at LBI NJ Fishing Report - Page 20 of 59
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Great Pacific Garbage Patch
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Buried in rubbish: Bali's beaches blighted by sea-borne waste, Environment News
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Plastic pollution is filtering up into the fish that we eat
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