46% of all plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch comes from fishing gear.

In addition, it's estimated that 10% of all ocean plastic comes from fishing gear. Ocean plastic can kill marine animals that become entangled in it or if they ingest it. Plastics may also be carcinogenic or cause developmental and reproductive disorders.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature - Marine Plastics https://www.iucn.org/resources/issues-briefs/marine-plastics

Sources

Lebreton, L., Slat, B., Ferrari, F. et al. Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic. Sci Rep 8, 4666 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-22939-w
FAO "Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear" https://www.fao.org/3/i0620e/i0620e00.pdf

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