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Estimated $2.5tr of ocean-based economic activity under 'unprecedented threat' from pollution and plastic waste, report warns
The combined economic damage inflicted by plastic waste on fishing and aquaculture, coastal tourism, and the shipping industry could reach $197bn by 2030 and hit $434bn by mid-century. That is the headline...
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