Neighbors and Partners for Clean Streams says its important to place discarded fishing lines in collection bins for recycling.
TOLEDO, Ohio — Neighbors and Partners for Clean Streams say its important to remember to place discarded fishing lines in collection bins for recycling.
That’s because a Monofilament fishing line is incredibly strong and difficult to break down. When left in nature, it can get wrapped around the gills of a fish or other animals can ingest small particles of the line resulting in malnutrition and starvation.
This can cause problems in the environment.
James Hill, an avid fisherman in Toledo, says cleaning up debris is important to keep not only ourselves safe, but also the environment.
“Bad pollution can mess up our fish. I mean, us as fishermen, it’ll mess up the sport of fishing. Some pollution, if it’s bad enough, it could hit the motor while we’re driving through, get in the boat, could cause thousands …
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