The Victims of Plastic Fishing Nets

Photo: A turtle trapped in a plastic net is cut loose on the Kenyan coast

Credit: Daniel Floren

As so many are aware, the ocean is being attacked by plastic -plastic debris, plastic nets, and plastic pollution. Turtles are trapped yearly, around the globe, by the plastic nets of local and commercial fisherman. Many die while few are lucky enough to be cut free. Turtles are not alone either. In a recent case, a large whale shark was caught in a plastic fishing net. This whale shark bled to death after having it's tail cut off by the fisherman, who didn't want to cut his net.

Photo: Sea Turtle Trapped In Net Found In North Pacific Garbage Patch

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