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Originally Posted by Billy V
From the people who like the smell of their own farts......and the bunny huggers chanting.
-------- Kill The Fisherman - Kill The Fisherman --------
" Experts say lost fishing gear can kill fish, birds, seals and sea lions, and damage the reefs and kelp beds that are the basis of the California coastal ecosystem. In 2005, the California Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project was established at UC Davis to enhance and restore underwater habitat for the benefit of marine animals and people.
Since May 2006, working for the project have cleaned up nearly 17 tons of gear (mostly commercial nets and traps) from the waters around the California Channel Islands, and more than 1,400 pounds of recreational fishing gear off public fishing piers from Imperial Beach to Santa Cruz, including more than 1 million feet of fishing line"
Yeah sure buddy - stick that Prius up your arse   |
I'd be interested to see a spreadhseet on those numbers.. and the methods used to clean the stuff up. mainly speaking the Commercial nets/traps.
everytime you go to a Zoo of a beach, there is always plastic buckets and little kids toys that find there way out to sea. stuff left behind on acident after people leave etc. Chairs, bottles... The Fisherman get the pointed finger most of the time, but how often do they acount for comercial Tourism, witch I can honestly say, remains leader in the bulk of trash and shit that fall into the ocean.