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Another crate catch from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

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

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The Ocean Cleanup1 year 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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Vision1 year ago

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

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monique1 year ago

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

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The Ocean Cleanup1 year 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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Gary1 year ago

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

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Kimberly Freshour1 year 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 Retired1 year 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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Jared1 year ago

I wish we just stopped using plastic

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Kerry1 year ago

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

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Borg1 year ago

thanks for the work you do

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