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

While there are no quick-fix solutions, the United Nations has outlined practical measures aimed at curbing ghost gear, such as educating the ...

106 Ghost Fishing Gear - HEAL THE PLANET

More awareness and education needs to be provided to better communicate the pervasiveness and danger of ghost gear within our oceans. If we call ...

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Hunting the Real Ghosts Threatening Our ...

Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) – commonly referred to as “ghost gear” – is a major contributor to ocean plastic pollution.

What is ghost fishing? - National Ocean Service

Derelict fishing gear, such as nets or traps and pots, is one of the main types of debris impacting the marine environment today. Through the ...

Our oceans are haunted by ghost nets: Why that's scary and what ...

To stop these nets from becoming ghosts in the first place, WWF advocates for fishing gear that can be traced to its owner so anyone dumping nets can be fined ...

Ghost Fishing Gear: A Silent Threat Beneath the Surface

By working together, we can reduce the amount of gear that ends up in our oceans and waterways, protect marine life, and preserve the beauty of ...

Explained: Ghost Fishing

Reducing Ghost Fishing Gear ... In order to reduce the amount of gear in the ocean, the first thing we need to do is reduce the amount entering it ...

Sea Change: Tackling Ghost Fishing Gear - World Animal Protection

We worked to reduce the huge suffering caused by 'ghost gear' – lost and abandoned fishing gear that turns oceans into death traps for sea animals.

What Are Ghost Nets? The Silent Killers of Our Oceans | ORP

Ghost net on a reef in ... Ghost nets often sink to the sea floor and can be found in sensitive habitats, such as coral reefs. Here, the ghost ...

Tell The UN To End Ghost Fishing And Protect Ocean Life

Individuals can also contribute to mitigating the impact of ghost gear. Supporting sustainable seafood choices, participating in beach cleanups, and advocating ...

'An invisible killer': how fishing gear became the deadliest marine ...

Plastic in the depths: as 'ghost gear' chokes the ocean, campaigners call for mandatory measures including buy-back schemes and recycling.

Wildlife Entanglement and Ghost Fishing | Marine Debris Program

Once fishing nets, lines, buoys, traps, and other gear are out of the control of a fisher, they can continue to “ghost fish” marine wildlife, ...

How ghost fishing gear is endangering our sea life

The threat to marine turtles from ghost gear and marine debris in northern ... This is due to high intensity commercial fishing operations and also ocean currents ...

How to banish the ghosts of dead fishing gear from our seas - UNEP

The Global Ghost Gear Initiative hopes that by 2030 the global tonnage of gear that is lost in the ocean annually will be equal to or smaller ...

Ghost Gear: The Hidden Face of Plastic Pollution

The private sector can advance solutions at the manufacturing stage, such as biodegradable fishing gear to avoid indefinite ghost gear fishing ...

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

We've been partners in combatting ghost gear since 2016, when the State Department awarded over $1.5 million in grants to Ocean Conservancy, ...

Hunting for ghost gear - WWF Arctic

Discarded fishing gear entraps animals and contributes to ocean plastic pollution. You can help by donating to our conservation work today.

Stop Ghost Fishing - Save Coastal Wildlife

Recycling - One way to prevent derelict gear from becoming “ghost gear” is to have fishermen return their worn-out nets and traps to their port for recycling ...

What You Need to Know About Ghost Fishing in Nigeria and How to ...

But here's where it gets even more troubling: this ghost fishing gear can drift through the ocean for years, ensnaring fish, turtles, dolphins, and even ...

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 ...