Fishing net

A large problem for seals in the Wadden sea is fishing nets. They get entangelled, and can drown or become injured. Injuries of course can get infected, and it doesn't end well for the seal. Fishermen find these nets in the ocean and would be happy to bring them back to shore to help keep seals safe, but in the Netherlands you are charged for the amount of waste you dispose. Fisherman didn't want the charges, so they left the nets. The hospital I work at thought this was insane, so they offered to take the nets. This photo is the pile of nets brought in after only one year (it is towering, probably 2-3 times larger than the building). After the government saw this, they changed the law so now fisherman can bring in and dispose of fishing nets for free :)