Stopping Ghost Gear
Stopping Ghost Gear | Projects | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear, commonly referred to as ghost gear, contributes significantly to the problem of plastic pollution in our ocean.
Stop Ghost Fishing - Save Coastal Wildlife
The Waste Fishing Gear Buy-back project has been implemented successfully in the Republic of Korea since 2003, aiming at collecting fisheries-related marine ...
Preventing Lost Gear and Ghost Fishing | Marine Stewardship Council
Ghost gear is abandoned or lost fishing gear. It can harm marine life. The MSC aims to reduce ghost fishing by rewarding fisheries that avoid loss and ...
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 ...
Support the establishment of a new treaty to stop marine plastic pollution. Ghost gear prevention is a classic example of a global problem that requires a ...
WWF is calling on governments, fishing gear designers and producers, fishers, and the public to tackle the problem of ghost gear and stop our ocean's drowning ...
How can we tackle ghost gear globally? - Olive Ridley Project
Reducing the amount of gear lost in the first instance · Removing ghost gear from the ocean/beaches/harbours · Recycling and repurposing of ...
A Proactive Approach to Preventing Ghost Gear - Ocean Conservancy
From images of marine life being rescued from ghost nets to gear balls the size of a whale being pulled out of the water, the removal of gear ...
Stop Ghost Gear: The Most Deadly Form of Marine Plastic Debris
One of the most damaging types of marine plastic pollution is abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear—commonly called “ghost gear.” This WWF ...
How to banish the ghosts of dead fishing gear from our seas - UNEP
Alongside efforts to prevent the loss of gear in the first place, the Global Ghost Gear Initiative is working with partners to clear the ...
Removing and Preventing Derelict Fishing Gear and Large Debris ...
Derelict fishing gear, or “ghost gear,” continues to entangle, trap, and kill marine animals after it is lost in the environment. This not only ...
What's the Solution to Ghost Fishing Gear Polluting Oceans?
The lost gear clutters the oceans, making them less hospitable to life, and more problematic for other fishermen to use. This so-called 'ghost ...
4 Ways To Tackle Ghost Fishing Gears - Oceans Research
The best way to prevent future ghost fishing gear incidents is to enact legislation that penalizes anglers for discarded gear. Regulations can ...
The Global Ghost Gear Initiative
The Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) is a cross stakeholder alliance of fishing industry, private sector, NGOs, academia and governments focused on solving ...
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 Gear - WWF Seafood Sustainability
Join us to Stop Ghost Gear: One of the Deadliest Marine Plastic Debris ... Plastic waste pollutes every corner of the ocean, threatens aquatic wildlife, and even ...
Call to action - stop ghost gear | WWF
Ghost gear is the most deadly form of marine plastic debris.
Preventing lost and abandoned fishing gear (ghost fishing)
The MSC aims to reduce ghost fishing by rewarding fisheries that avoid gear loss and minimise waste.
PETITION: Stop Ghost Fishing Gear - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Ghost fishing gear is wreaking havoc on our oceans. Discarded nets, ropes and other fishing waste makes up 10% of the total plastic pollution in the ocean, ...
Using acoustic sonar technology to locate and tackle ghost gear
Preventing any fishing gear from being lost at sea is the top priority. Prevention involves everything from building awareness among fishing ...