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Abandoned Fishing Nets are a Big Problem

"Evidence from data collected by Ghost Nets Australia indicates that thousands of discarded fishing nets are traveling through the Pacific and the rest of the world's oceans, they're invisible, can't be tracked and cause ecological damage by catching fish and other sea creatures." - excerpt from transcript of ABC Radio Australia program.

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