Fishing Rope Waste Collected at a Community Recycling Point in Scotland
Community-owned fishing rope recycling point on the Isle of Harris, Scotland. The fishing rope waste is collected for recycling by the local community.
- Image ID 56147321
- Production Year 2023
- Length 00:00:09
- Production Company JHPVisuals
- Resolution
- FormatMP4
Synopsis
In 2020 the WWF reported that fishing gear accounted for roughly 10% of ocean debris. Between 500,000 to 1 million tons of fishing gear are discarded or lost in the ocean every year.
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JHPVisuals