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On Mexico’s Caribbean Coast, There’s Lobster for the Tourists and Microplastics for Everyone Else


The fishermen of Puerto Morelos complain of pirates who fish off-season with total impunity, while their small catches are contaminated by the abundant microplastics in the sea.

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