Compared to PCBs and mercury, contamination problems from soft-plastic lures barely register as a potential problem.
Environmental problems
IN FOCUS: As fishing rises in popularity, concerns grow about
Microplastics in Arctic Circle polluting ocean water with plastic
Finding Bait and Lures in the Wild - Survival Dispatch
Are Biodegradable Lures The Future Of Fishing?
, The R&R Tackle 6 Tough 1OZ Soft Plastic Line Through Swim Bait Lure is made out of a very durable plastic to withstand fish after fish! With
R&R Tackle 6 Tough 1OZ Soft Plastic Line Through Swim Bait Lure
Dumped fishing gear is biggest plastic polluter in ocean, finds report
Bailey & Coster – Our Way with Angling Myths - Fish & Fly
BOATING GUIDE
FishSens Magazine The Positive and Negative Environmental
A New Wave of Gadgets Hits the Water to Clean up Plastic Trash
Benthic debris occurrence categorized by fishing gear (28