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Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea (1995) / Chapter Skim
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... Pieces of monofilament fishing line were the most common debris items ingested. (Marine debris is not, however, the leading cause of manatee deaths, which are attributed most often to collisions with vessel propellers.)
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Key Terms

  • marine debris
  • fishing gear
  • marine environment
  • resources consultants
  • ghost fishing

  • marine mammals
  • monofilament fishing
  • marine mammal


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