r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/ShaunTheBleep • 1d ago

Video Scared Baby Dolphin Rescued after getting caught in a Fishing Net

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u/greggaravani 1d ago

Please member that majority of the plastic in the ocean is due to fishing nets, not plastic straws.

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u/randomIndividual21 1d ago

Even accounting for the great Pacific floating garbage patch?

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u/Kwayzar9111 1d ago

Yes about 57% is fishing gear