Over 100 fishermen have headed out to sea off Cape Town recently to reel in some of the ocean’s greatest scourge

Over 100 fishermen have headed out to sea off Cape Town recently to reel in some of the ocean’s greatest scourge – plastic.

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20 June 2022

In recognition of World Ocean’s Week, 20 boats took part in Africa’s first Plastic Fishing Tournament, covering over 30-square kilometres of the Atlantic Ocean and retrieving 300kg of plastic debris within 3 hours.

Merentia Van Der Vent

Merentia joined the media world in 1996 and in 2001, she took her first steps in the broadcasting world. In her free time, she likes to go on adventures in the city. She also likes to learn new dances, not that she is any good at that.

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