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Hardesty called for urgent action to find solutions to marine plastic pollution, which affects ecosystems, wildlife and human health.
"Government, industry and the community need to work together to significantly reduce the amount of litter we see along our beaches and in our oceans," she said.
(Writer & Editor: HR/ARB/AM/TH, Agence France-Presse)
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