saying that we are the solution. saying that we are the solution. ., , ., ., solution. no, but you want not to scale up. solution. no, but you want not to scale up. i solution. no, but you want not to scale up, i see. solution. no, but you want not to scale up, i see. joel, - solution. no, but you want not to scale up, i see. joel, let s i to scale up, i see. joel, let s turn to you because ghost gear, as you call gear, discarded by fishing fleets across the world, i saw the figure that up to 70% in weight of plastic waste in the ocean is coming from fishing gear. from fishing gear. that s a staggering figure. - from fishing gear. that s a staggering figure. yes, . from fishing gear. that s a | staggering figure. yes, it s 70%. staggering figure. yes, it s 70%. up staggering figure. yes, it s 70%, up to 70% in the jar is ratherthan 70%, up to 70% in the jar is rather than the ocean bits between half of that based on best between half of that based on best estimates right
new countries joining them, nearly 80% of the world s coastlines are now covered. at the same time, though, a recent report by the oecd, the organisation for economic cooperation and development, throws cold water over any hopes that the problem might ever be overcome. it claimed that, even if the so called plastic tap is turned off today, plastic stocks in the ocean would, in fact, triple by 2060. i m joined now by two people engaged in the actual task of removing that plastic. elise d epenoux is head of international communications for the seacleaners in paris. and joel baziuk who is associate director at global ghost gear initiative, joining us from white rock in british columbia. ghost gear is the name given to the vast amount of discarded fishing gear in the ocean. joel joel, we will come to that in a moment. i ll start with elise,
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