About 12 million tons of plastic wastes are entering the oceans every year. This garbage pollutes the water, kills wildlife and breaks down into small pieces that fish and other creatures eat.
Now a group of Spanish fishermen will receive economic support to catch plastics. It is part of a new project. Carlos Martin is one of the fishermen taking part in the project. He and his partners collect the plastic in the ocean and bring it back to land every week. Martin thinks rivers carry a lot of plastics to the sea. He says his most concern is no more than that the plastics often get caught in the nets, which makes nets not work properly. They take on mud（泥）， causing the nets to break because they weigh so much.
Under the new programs, one million pounds will support ocean cleanup efforts for fishermen like Martin. The money is coming from the European Union and the Catalan government. Sergi Tudela, the General Director of Catalonia Fisheries, is responsible for the cleanup project. He said, "We are hopeful that if we are successful in this project, we can apply it to other areas in the Mediterranean（地中海）."
Government reports show that the amount of plastic wastes washing up along the Spanish coastline has grown by 65 percent in just six years. Fishing equipment makes up a large part of the about 8 to 12 million tons of plastics left in the world's oceans every year.
Martin says the fishing community now understands how big the problem is. He says,"In the past we didn't see it that way. We took the plastic garbage and threw it back into the water. I think that after a few year here we have realized the problem. Nothing is thrown into the water； we collect everything and bring it to shore."



What worries Martin most about plastic wastes at the beginning？ ______

A. They pollute the sea environment.
B. They affect the quality and taste of fish.
C. They prevent the fishing nets from working well.
D. They kill wildlife and reduce his fishing amount.

What does Sergi Tudela probably consider doing？ ______

A. Getting more money to support the project.
B. Getting help from other European countries.
C. Spreading the cleanup project to more places.
D. Praising the European Union for their helping to the oceans.

What do Martin's words in the last paragraph imply（暗示）about the fishing community？ ______

A. Its members do a lot of work for free.
B. It has stopped using plastic fishing equipment.
C. It has made positive changes to fight plastic wastes.
D. Its members find people sill throw the garbage carelessly.

What would be the best title for the text？ ______

A. New programs are changing fishermen's life
B. Money is given to Spanish fishermen to clean up oceans
C. Traditional fishing equipment causes a lot of plastic wastes
D. Spanish fishermen are encouraging people to clean up oceans