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Pile of old and used fishing nets colored, floating and blue rope on the quay, in very bad condition, waste from the sea. Gargano Coast, National park on Puglia on Italy Stock
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ELMINA, GHANA -JAN 18, 2017: Unidentified Ghanaian men sit on fishing nets in Elmina port. People of Ghana suffer of poverty due to the bad economy Stock Photo - Alamy
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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 740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year](https://images.theconversation.com/files/489476/original/file-20221012-17-ym4nec.jpeg?ixlib=rb-1.1.0&q=45&auto=format&w=1200&h=1200.0&fit=crop)
740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks: we reveal just how much fishing gear is lost at sea each year
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