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2. Nylon - Wikipedia

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   Nylon used in discarded fishing gear such as fishing nets is a contributor to debris in the ocean. [76] Nylon is a robust polymer and lends itself well to recycling. Much nylon resin is recycled directly in a closed loop at the injection molding machine, by grinding sprues and runners and mixing them with the virgin granules being consumed by ...

3. Fishing net - Wikipedia

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   Nylon fishing net with float line attached to small plastic floats. A fishing net is a net used for fishing. Some fishing nets are also called fish traps, for example fyke nets. Fishing nets are usually meshes formed by knotting a relatively thin thread. Early nets were woven from grasses, flaxes and other fibrous plant material. Later cotton ...

4. Monofilament fishing line - Wikipedia

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   DuPont made public in 1938 that their company had invented nylon. [1] This new invention was the first synthetic fiber, fabrics that are commonly used in textiles today. [2] In 1939, DuPont began marketing nylon monofilament fishing lines; however, braided Dacron lines remained the most used and popular fishing line for the next two decades, as early monofilament line was very stiff or "wiry ...

5. How old fishing nets could be part of the climate crisis solution

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   Kyle de Bouter holds up a pair of Patagonia board shorts made of recycled fishing nets, smiling as workers nearby slice old nylon nets to stack into seven-foot square, one-ton bales.

6. Boost for start up tackling problem of nylon nets - AOL

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   The firm takes old nets and shreds them into tiny beads of plastic that can be reused. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

7. Gillnetting - Wikipedia

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   In addition, multifilament nylon, monofilament or multimonofilament fibres become almost invisible in water, so nets made with synthetic twines generally caught greater numbers of fish than natural fibre nets used in comparable situations. Nylon is highly resistant to abrasion and degradation, hence the netting has the potential to last for ...