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Ghost nets choke coral reefs, damage marine habitats and entangle fish, marine mammals and seabirds. They are also a danger to boats, catching in vessel propellers. Locating and then removing the nets is a major challenge. The Gulf of Mannar marine park covers 560 square kilometres and its shallow coastal waters are dotted with many small islands.
This ‘ghost fishing’ often then attracts other scavengers, which get trapped themselves. Ghost fishing cycle. Image: Ghostdiving.org. Each year, more than 100,000 whales, dolphins, seals and turtles get caught in nets, lines, traps and pots. It is estimated that somewhere between 600,000 to 800,000 tonnes of discarded fishing gear ends up ...
Fishermen are supplementing earnings by removing ghost nets to sell to recyclers. Entrepreneurs are using the recycled materials to make surfboards, basketball nets, jewellery and swimwear. “Ghost nets” – fishing gear that has been lost or abandoned in our oceans – are a deadly menace for sea life, marine habitats and even the fishermen ...
Johnny Wood. A team of environmentalists is turning “ghost nets” into sports nets, giving new life to abandoned fishing gear adrift in the world’s oceans. The organisation responsible for world volleyball (FIVB) has teamed up with marine conservation group the Ghost Fishing Foundation to launch Good Net. Supported by collaborators like ...
A survey by the Healthy Seas initiative identified 150 possible locations of fish farming-related waste along the coastline. Partnering with Hyundai, the organization has been working to clean up these ghost farms. In a recent 10-day intensive clean-up, the project worked in two locations – seas off the port city of Patras and the island of ...
Ghost nets and fishing debris snag and drown turtles, seals, and other marine wildlife. In some cases, these interactions have big impacts. In some cases, these interactions have big impacts. For instance, we estimate that around 10,000 turtles have been trapped by derelict nets in Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria region alone.
Guanghua Chia, Yu Liu, Haishan Wu. According to the researchers, these patterns indicate that Kangbashi fits the profile of a sparsely inhabited “ghost city,” while Rushan is better described as a tourist town. Of the 50 cities, they say 26 ended up looking like tourist sites, while 24 were ghost cities.
They call it ‘ghost gear:’ the estimated 640,000 tonnes of old fishing ropes, lines and nets that’s discarded or lost every year. According to Greenpeace, it’s one of the ocean’s worst forms of plastic pollution because of its powers to ensnare almost anything, from crustaceans to whales.
The plastic problem is enormous, but it can be solved – and it is urgent that we take steps now to do so. Eight essential steps we can take. 1. We must reduce our plastic dependency. We use an incredible quantity of single-use plastic items, such as straws, plastic bags, packaging, plastic cups, plates and cutlery.
Ocean plastic pollution is set to grow fourfold by 2050, says a new report. And there may be 50 times more microplastics in the sea by 2100. Plastic pollution is pushing some species to the brink of extinction. But technological innovation and combined global action can help avert disaster. The level of microplastics in our oceans is set to ...