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Fishers bear deep costs of plastic pollution in Vietnam, but could help turn the tide
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Vietnamese fishers are pulling up more plastic trash than fish, losing time and money untangling nets from bags, bottles, and netting debris. This plastic breaks down into microplastics that can enter the seafood we eat, meaning ocean pollution isn't just an environmental problem, it's a food safety issue too. The good news: fishers themselves could help lead cleanup efforts.
Plastic bags and bottles, aquaculture feed bags, nylon netting and ropes don’t sound like the makings of a healthy fishing haul. However, nets replete with these items are a near-daily reality for the majority of fishers interviewed by researchers during a recent study in Vietnam. Plastic waste causes small-scale fishers in Vietnam to lose an […]
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