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Marine Litter: Plunging Deep, Spreading Wide

Source
Inter Press Service News Agency

Publication Date
2014-10-10

ATHENS, Oct 10 2014 (IPS) - Imagine a black-footed albatross feeding its chick plastic pellets, a baby seal in the North Pole helplessly struggling with an open-ended plastic bag wrapped tight around its neck, or a fishing vessel stranded mid-sea, a length of discarded nylon net entangled in its propeller. Multiply these scenarios a thousand-fold, and you get a glimpse of the state of the world’s oceans.

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http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/10/marine-litter-plunging-deep-spreading-wide/