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A sea turtle entangled in a ghost net. Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded in the ocean, lakes, and rivers. [1] These nets, often nearly invisible in the dim light, can be left tangled on a rocky reef or drifting in the open sea.
Johnsonville Village, once a thriving mill community, then a Victorian Era tourist attraction, was an abandoned ghost town in East Haddam, Connecticut, United States.On July 7, 2017, the property was acquired by the Iglesia ni Cristo (Church of Christ), an independent, nontrinitarian Christian denomination based in the Philippines.
Houtouwan (Chinese: 后头湾; pinyin: Hòutóuwān) is an abandoned fishing village and tourist attraction on the northern side of Shengshan Island (Chinese: 嵊山岛; pinyin: Shèngshān dǎo), one of the Shengsi Islands, a chain of nearly 400 islands located 64 kilometres (40 mi) east of Shanghai, China.
Sea turtle entangled in a ghost net. Ghost gear is fishing gear that has been left or lost in the ocean. [7] [15] The gear can potentially continue to catch or entangle any species of marine life as it drifts through the water or snags on rocky reef, eventually killing the entangled organism through laceration, suffocation or starvation. [16]
A deserted boat was photographed Monday afternoon on the rocky shore of Titlow Beach. The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed via email that it is aware of the washed ...
A 'Ghost Fish' Has Been Spotted Alive For First Time. The NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research recently shared footage documenting what is believed to be the first known sighting of a ...
A sea turtle entangled in a ghost net. Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded in the ocean, lakes, and rivers. [15] These nets, often nearly invisible in the dim light, can be left tangled on a rocky reef or drifting in the open sea.
File:March 27, 2013 - Small crab stuck in ‘ghost nets’ on Puget Sound seafloor (8678586448).jpg