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740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year

By Britta Denise Hardesty, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO
Chris Wilcox, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
Joanna Vince, Associate professor, University of Tasmania
Kelsey Richardson, PhD Candidate, CSIRO

Each year, enough fishing line to circle the Earth 18 times is lost at sea. This not only harms marine life, but also the livelihoods of fishers worldwide.

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