Plastic pollution is the ‘ruin’ for artisanal fishermen in Peru and Ecuador

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Plastic pollution is the ‘ruin’ for artisanal fishermen in Peru and Ecuador

It is estimated that up to 13 million metric tons of plastic end up in the ocean each year, reaching from the coasts or through river currents to the seas and then being dragged by sea currents. Plastics not only pollute the coasts, but also affect all marine fauna. Animals get entangled in them and confuse smaller fragments with food, which can lead to their poisoning and end their lives. So serious is the level of contamination, that microplas…