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Re:Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic for th... by CaptArmchair on Sunday January 12, 2020 @10:02AM (#22026538)
His first assertion isn't based on any actual numbers or research either:

> The first source of oceans plastic is fishing nets.

Whereas the research shows:

> We estimate that between 1.15 and 2.41 million tonnes of plastic waste currently enters the ocean every year from rivers

So, that leaves only two conclusions if you connect both statements: the vast majority of what is disposed by rivers is fishnets, or there's millions of tonnes of fishnets in the oceans next to what's disposed by rivers.

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Re:Ocean cleaning device succeeds in removing plastic for th... by anamexis on Sunday January 12, 2020 @10:07AM (#22026564)
I think it's obviously the second conclusion being asserted. A cursory Google search produced some supporting sources, e.g. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/06/dumped-f...
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