Last week's question: Humans dump 8 million tons of plastic in the ocean every year, and a new study warns that the debris will outweigh all the fish by 2050. Come up with the name of a plastic-infused fish dish that restaurant diners might see on menus in a few decades' time.
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THE WINNER: Fruits de Polymer
Jon Lindsey, New York City
SECOND PLACE: Plexibass
Doug Johnston, Erie, Pa.
THIRD PLACE: Plastic Sturgeon
Gavin Jackson, San Diego
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Nerf and Turf
Kevin Spinner, Mill Valley, Calif.
Fish and poker chips
Christopher Snyderbrown, Portland, Ore.
Clamshell chowder
Ujjal Kohli, Saratoga, Calif.
PVC Bass
Keith R. Patterson, Sanford, Maine
Grouperware
Donna Gagne, Topsfield, Mass.
Pollutefisk
Allie Nightingale, Wilmington, Del.
Trashimi
Lisa Berkley, Tempe, Ariz.
Red Snapware
Suzanne Brooks, Quechee, Vt.
Filet-O-Fisher-Price
Andrew Tuite, Chicago
Eelastic
Ken Kellam III, Dallas
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