The last 60 years have seen us grow dramatically in technical ability and carelessness. We have fished over 90% of the Oceans’ big fish; tuna, swordfish, shark, dolphin, whale, porpoise. Many by mistake. They were in the wrong place at the wrong time. They’re called “by-catch”, caught in the gigantic mega nets along with the smaller fish. Oops. They get thrown back into the Ocean, dead. Over the same period we have chucked millions of tons of plastic into the Oceans, every year. Much of this is by mistake. Somehow plastic gets into the rivers and swept out to sea. Oops. Many animals think this plastic is food. They eat it and die. Sea-birds, turtles, fish of all sizes.  But over 50% of plastic in the oceans comes from fishing nets that have been cut loose and abandoned in the sea. Fish of all sizes and sea birds get caught in these nets and die. Let’s ask the fishing industry to ensure that ships return their nets to shore where they can be recycled.