1. Towards Plastic-Free Oceans.
- Author
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PALMER, MARK J.
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OCEAN , *WHALES , *PLASTIC scrap , *MARINE pollution , *WHALE watching , *MARINE mammals , *PLASTIC marine debris , *FISHERIES , *FISHING nets - Abstract
Wildlife photographer and whale watch operator Domenic Biagini, the first to sight the breaching whale, shared his pictures on Instagram: thick green cords drawn tightly across skin; water agitated into a white froth. On February 14, 2020, people on a whale-watching boat out of San Diego, California, spotted an enormous whale leaping out of the water. Plastic nets and lines entangle marine mammals and other nontarget species, including endangered species like the North Atlantic right whale, the Hawaiian monk seal, the vaquita in the Gulf of California, and the Irrawaddy dolphin. [Extracted from the article]
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- 2023