More than 90% of identifiable trash in North Pacific Garbage Patch comes from just six countries; Japan leads

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1. Anything to coming from nearby Fukushima ?

2. Wow this is quite surprising because I would say 80 percent of the garbage I pick up off the beaches is Chinese and quite a bit of Korean as well. I don’t find much Japanese everyday goods in comparison so perhaps a majority of the fishing garbage is from Japanese fishing boats. I would like to read more about identifying the fishing related garbage if anyone has a link.

3. I wonder how much of it was due to the Tsunami? Hopefully countries including Japan can work together to clean this stuff up.

4. I think they could do with naming and shaming some of these fishing boats. Seems like they think once they’re out at sea the rules no longer apply.

5. Well color me surprised.