European Seafloor Survey Reveals Depth Of Marine Litter Problem

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Extremely littered beach in northern Norway. Captions and Photo source: ©© Bo Eide

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A major new survey of the seafloor has found that even in the deepest ocean depths you can find bottles, plastic bags, fishing nets and other types of human litter.

The litter was found throughout the Mediterranean, and all the way from the continental shelf of Europe to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge 2,000 kilometers from land.

Litter is a problem in the marine environment as it can be mistaken for food and eaten by some animals or can entangle coral and fish, a process known as “ghost fishing…”

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