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" I should be floating in the Pacific, not beached in New Mexico!   "

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Fishing floats are used to prevent fishing nets from sinking to the bottom of the ocean.
Fishing nets are used to catch fish.   Commercial fishing around the world feeds
millions of people.   Memoribilia such as fishing net floats are prized by collectors.
Ocean travel aboard boats and ships is something millions of people have experienced.
Many fishing net foats originated in Japan.   Sailors stationed on Midway Island often find thease floats
washed up on the beach.