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Another crate catch from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

1,730,736 views • 2 years ago •via X (Twitter)

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The Ocean Cleanup2 years ago

Yes, there are lots of crates. Our research indicates that 75% to 86% of plastic found in the GPGP originates from fishing activities:

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Vision2 years ago

it's fun cuz none of the items in the net are concerned by plastic bans.

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monique2 years ago

How do you make sure it isn’t full of live sea life as well as plastic

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The Ocean Cleanup2 years ago

As our goal is to capture plastic and not fish, our system is designed with a number of preventive measures to keep the numbers as low as possible. You can read more about this topic at

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Gary2 years ago

Great work guys, keep up the good work!!!

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Kimberly Freshour2 years ago

It looks like the main thing that they’re cleaning up is ironically the typical things that come from a boat.

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Flying Circus Retired2 years ago

This is the kind of Ecological Activism that matters. Stop wasting your energy on CO2 and natural changes in the climate.

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Jared2 years ago

I wish we just stopped using plastic

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Kerry2 years ago

This is so fantastic. This is making a difference for real.

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Borg2 years ago

thanks for the work you do

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