New study with fishers in the Mekong & Red River Deltas shows high cost of #plastic pollution:
~3400 US$ vessel-1 year-1, equivalent to 12% of the annual vessel income & 25% of the owner’s income.
Fishers also incurred injuries & fatalities when dealing with plastics.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Plastic pollution reduced annual revenue for fishers in Vietnam’s Mekong and Red River regions and caused safety risks, based on structured interviews, validation interviews and waste audits of plasti...
