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    Supermarkets

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    Supermarkets definitely. We drive demand apparently but we can only buy what they stock. Shopping in independents is not always viable.

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    The fishing industry and most boat owners and operators.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stagger View Post
    The fishing industry and most boat owners and operators.
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    Most waste plastics are in the sea.
    Appearing to have been dumped by boats or lost fishing gear.

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    Around the world, an estimated one million birds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles die each year when they become trapped in plastic or eat it, perhaps mistaking it for a tasty treat. It is one of biggest threats to all whales and dolphins occurring throughout the world's oceans.

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    As normal, we are being conned.

    Saw a green politician who regularly visits her son in the USA (by plane)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stagger View Post
    Most waste plastics are in the sea.
    Appearing to have been dumped by boats or lost fishing gear.
    Yep I agree, generally the amount of fishing waste on the beaches is shocking, although I did have a run around my local beach yesterday and thought it looked cleaner than normal, generally after this sort of weather everything gets washed ashore so hopefully things are getting better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stagger View Post
    Most waste plastics are in the sea.
    Appearing to have been dumped by boats or lost fishing gear.
    I've a large collection of found fishing buoys decorating our fence!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stagger View Post
    Most waste plastics are in the sea.
    Appearing to have been dumped by boats or lost fishing gear.
    https://www.facebook.com/inspiringec...619551534/?t=5

    There's no doubt some fishing gear is lost at sea, but it costs a fortune and the idea it's dumped willy-nilly is a stretch.

    I know a few creel guys. One of the issues they have is that their creels, set on lines with marker buoys, are destroyed with impunity.
    A few cases have happened in the firth of Clyde where large vessels anchor up waiting to for the pilot to guide them in and the anchor drags through their tackle, losing their creels and setting free their marker buoys which then wash up locally usually.
    Further, this has at times been in a Maritime Protection Area where dredging is banned, yet you want to see the damage a large anchor can do to the sea bed.
    Richard Taylor
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