Plastics pollution on coral reefs increases with depth, derives mostly from fishing activities and gets even worse around Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). An
Plastic pollution in coral reefs is mainly made up of fishing gear debris, according to research by an international team published in the journal Nature. The research involved over 1,200 visual surveys of 84 coral reef ecosystems across the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
Fishing gear plastic formed nearly three-quarters of the plastic debris documented through underwater visual surveys of coral reefs across the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans, new research published in the journal Nature said.