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FISHERMEN from Smögen, Sweden have remarked that when they trawl along the bottom of the Skagerack they almost invariably collect sheets of plastic in their nets.
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Holmström, A., and Sörvik, E., J. appl. Polym. Sci., 18, 761–778 (1974).
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HOLMSTRÖM, A. Plastic films on the bottom of the Skagerack. Nature 255, 622–623 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1038/255622a0
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