Fishing gear accounts for an alarming amount of plastic in oceans (2021)

Post by speed_spread » Tue, Aug 09, 2022, 10:43 PM UTC

picture wrote: post #11

csmpltn wrote: post #5

What about boats with fiberglass hulls?

Hulls of boats generally don't just go missing or left behind. And, the fiberglass doesn't cause as much damage as high surface area fishing nets. I remember reading that the paint can be an issue though, as there are added particles to get the aesthetic glimmer that will get into the water over time

Post by notch656a » Tue, Aug 09, 2022, 10:50 PM UTC

fleddr wrote: post #29

recycledmatt wrote: post #4

It is 50,000 tons per year. In plastic recycling terms, not that much volume. A very large plastic recycling facility can do about 200,000 tons in a year. http://intelligentliving.co/worlds-largest-climate-neutral-p... A tractor trailer hauls roughly 20 tons - so all the sea nets in the world in a year could be hauled by 2,500 trailers. Not that much in the scheme of things.

Maybe you missed the part where it's IN THE OCEAN.

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Aug 09, 2022, 10:51 PM UTC

speed_spread wrote: post #31

picture wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Hulls of boats generally don't just go missing or left behind. And, the fiberglass doesn't cause as much damage as high surface area fishing nets. I remember reading that the paint can be an issue though, as there are added particles to get the aesthetic glimmer that will get into the water over time

Anti-fouling paints applied to hulls contain organometallic chemicals that are, by design, toxic to marine life. This is to prevent algae and molusk to attach to the hull, slowing the boat over time and requiring extensive cleanup. You can imagine the effect these paints have when they chip off.

Post by washbrain » Tue, Aug 09, 2022, 10:54 PM UTC

Alupis wrote: post #32

pas wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

if there were a post with "Single use plastics account for an alarming amount of plastics in the oceans" would you think otherwise? both are a problem. the industrial fishing nets degrade slower, the microplastics (that then likely bioaccumulates) comes from all sources.

The data the plastic straw bans were based on was entirely made up by a 9 year old[1][2][3] for a school report. Entirely made up, based on nothing. Yet... here we are with plastic straw and bag bans... Let's think about that for a minute while we contemplate all of the similar "data driven" bans we endure. [1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/18/anti-straw-mo... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/busi…

Post by Alupis » Tue, Aug 09, 2022, 10:59 PM UTC

washbrain wrote: post #37

Alupis wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The data the plastic straw bans were based on was entirely made up by a 9 year old[1][2][3] for a school report. Entirely made up, based on nothing. Yet... here we are with plastic straw and bag bans... Let's think about that for a minute while we contemplate all of the similar "data driven" bans we endure. [1] https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2018/07/18/anti-straw-mo... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/busi…

Wait, the article you linked said he called manufacturers to get a range of daily production/market estimates of straw production. Hardly seems fair to say based on "nothing".