'Ghost fishing' is threatening our oceans. Here's how we can tackle it

Ghost gear: the abandoned fishing nets haunting our oceans

All plastic in the ocean can potentially trap, entangle, smother or kill animals. However there is one particular type of plastic pollution that ...

STOP GHOST GEAR - Panda.org

Since this is a passive fishing gear it will continue catching fish after it gets lost, and even when the “wall” falls apart due to losing buoyancy it will ...

Addressing Abandoned, Lost and Discarded Fishing Gear in U.S. ...

Science-based, robust fishery management is necessary to protect marine ecosystems and can limit the proliferation of ghost gear. Illegal, ...

New report from WWF says abandoned fishing gear an “immortal ...

So-called “ghost gear”, fishing equipment which is lost in the sea, can continue killing marine life for decades or even centuries after it ...

New Report from WWF Says Addressing Abandoned Fishing Gear ...

“Improving the sustainability and responsibility of the fishing industry will be essential to solving this unseen threat. If we're going to ...

What's the Solution to Ghost Fishing Gear Polluting Oceans?

But it doesn't have to be this way; there are potential solutions that could dramatically reduce the amount of abandoned gear in the oceans, ...

Ghost fishing gear and their effect on ecosystem services

Many types of fishing gear continue fishing after they are abandoned, lost or discarded, and this is the case for both passive and active fishing gear, thereby ...

Everything you need to know about ghost gear

Ghost fishing is what happens when these nets or lines are let loose in the ocean and continue to do their job without an owner. Invisible to ...

Sea Change | Past Campaign - World Animal Protection

Abandoned, lost and discarded nets, lines and traps are one of the biggest threats to our sea life. A staggering 640,000 tonnes of gear is left in our oceans ...

Up to a Million Tons of Ghost Fishing Nets Enter the Oceans Each ...

With ghost nets dubbed the 'silent killers' of the sea, the problem can only be addressed if governments come together on a world-wide level and ...

In Fisheries Terms, This Is What Is Meant By "Ghost Fishing"

Dive into the world of "Ghost Fishing" - a haunting phenomenon where abandoned fishing gear continues to trap and kill marine life.

Ghost gear: the abandoned fishing nets haunting our oceans

Fishing gear can be lost by accident or abandoned at sea deliberately. Once there, nets and lines can pose a threat to wildlife for years or decades ...

Ghost gear, a grave threat to ocean life | Dialogue Earth

Governments must act to rid the seas of abandoned fishing nets, which trap and kill ocean wildlife and destroy ocean ecosystems.

Ghost gear are the most lethal threat of plastic waste in the world

Up to one million tons of fishing gear are lost each year in the world's oceans. · Abandoned nets can continue to catch species such as turtles, ...

How Can Governments and Economies Prevent Ghost Gear?

The GGGI works to tackle this threat by bringing together more than 100 groups, including 17 governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) ...

Ghost fishing gear is suffocating ocean life - Greenpeace Aotearoa

The solution to ghost fishing is going to take both local and global action. Our oceans need protection beyond national borders, and more places ...

'Ghost gear' piles up in the Gulf of Maine amid plastic onslaught on ...

Abandoned fishing gear, often called "ghost gear," is breaking down in our oceans and adding to the problems brought by plastics and ...

Ghost gear still plaguing ocean wildlife, but big business is making ...

Our new report found that of the world's 25 leading seafood companies, some are making good progress in stopping their lost fishing gear from killing millions ...

Italian divers just rescued a whale caught in 'ghost' fishing nets

Have you read? · 'Ghost fishing' is threatening our oceans. Here's how we can tackle it · These entrepreneurs are turning discarded fishing nets ...

Keeping the oceans free of ghost fishing gear - YouTube

The Steveston Harbour Authority is the largest small-craft fishing authority in Canada. See how they are helping to clean up ghost fishing ...