‘Ghost’ Fishing Gear Is a Bigger Threat to Sharks Than We Realized
‘Ghost’ Fishing Gear Is a Bigger Threat to Sharks Than We Realized Not even the oceans' top predators can escape the ruinous embrace of humanity's plastic waste, suggests new research. The study indicates that over recent decades, many hundreds of sharks have been reported falling victim to entanglement in fishing gear and other marine plastic debris. July 9, 2019 at 11:03PM via Digg https://ift.tt/2G6d2rw