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A study, recently published in the journal, Nature
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Eating Our Way to Extinction

A study, recently publishedin the journal, Nature, found that about 80 percentof the...

A study, recently published
in the journal, Nature, found that about 80 percent
of the plastic in the Pacific is made up
of discarded fishing gear

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A study, recently published in the journal, Nature,
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found that about 80 percent of the plastic in the Pacific
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is made up of discarded fishing gear.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:06
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Broxstar Productions

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Globally renowned figures and the world's leading scientists open the lid on the elephant in the room no one wants to talk about: the damaging effects of factory farming.
Many scientists agree that one of the greatest things - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:13
Many scientists agree that one of the greatest things
At least half of the plastic in the sea today - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:09
At least half of the plastic in the sea today
Because all those nets, all those lines, all that stuff, - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:11
Because all those nets, all those lines, all that stuff,
We have a chance right now to change our eating habits. - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:04
We have a chance right now to change our eating habits.
[light dramatic music] - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:09
[light dramatic music]
Everywhere we looked, we found microplastics, - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:07
Everywhere we looked, we found microplastics,
Also, if we're looking on the surface or the seabed - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:07
Also, if we're looking on the surface or the seabed
We've also found microplastics - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:06
We've also found microplastics
We've been sampling for microplastics for quite a while now, - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:10
We've been sampling for microplastics for quite a while...
[Kate Winslet] Microplankton are found - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:04
[Kate Winslet] Microplankton are found
When the researchers add microplastics - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:10
When the researchers add microplastics
Unaware that the tiny particles are made up of toxic chemicals, - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:08
Unaware that the tiny particles are made up of toxic chemica...
The researchers observe how the chemicals accumulate - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:07
The researchers observe how the chemicals accumulate
The toxic plankton are then eaten by larger fish, - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:13
The toxic plankton are then eaten by larger fish,
[Kate Winslet] A study by the University of Plymouth - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:09
[Kate Winslet] A study by the University of Plymouth
As we eat these contaminated fish, - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:12
As we eat these contaminated fish,
[Mr. Rifkin] Our scientists tell us we're now - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:06
[Mr. Rifkin] Our scientists tell us we're now
[music fades] - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:10
[music fades]
Let me be clear on this, the last time we had - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:09
Let me be clear on this, the last time we had
It's incredibly sad to realize just how-- how many species, um, - Eating Our Way to Extinction 00:17
It's incredibly sad to realize just how-- how many spec...