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Dumped fishing nets account for 10% of marine litter found on the sea floor.
Dumped fishing nets account for 10% of marine litter found on the sea floor. Off the spectacular Greek island of Santorini, divers drag deadly ‘ghost nets’ from the depths of the Aegean Sea. They have claimed the lives of thousands of fish. George Sarelakos, head of the NGO Aegean Rebreath, says that the nets are "a huge problem around the globe”. “They represent about 10 per cent of marine litter found on the sea bottom." Over the last five years, Aegean Rebreath's 300 volunteer divers have removed more than 28 tonnes of nets and hundreds of thousands of plastic bags from Greek waters. But why are ghost nets such a problem in Greece?
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The announcement was made to coincide with World Oceans Day.
We might think of ocean waste being rubbish like plastic bags and bottles, but waste from the fishing industry can have a huge impact on marine life too.
So as part of the work towards keeping Ireland’s seas clean, a new pilot scheme is to be launched that aims to reduce the amount of old fishing gear that gets dumped in the ocean.
From autumn, fishers will be able to dispose of their old and damaged fishing gear in a new pilot scheme that aims to reduce ocean waste.
The announcement was made by Minister Charlie McConalogue to coincide with World Oceans Day.
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Three whales, including a young calf, are free after a close call with a fishing net off the coast of Guerrero on Thursday afternoon.
Three whales, including a young calf, are free after a close call with a fishing net off Acapulco, Guerrero, on Thursday afternoon.
A 911 call alerted authorities to the situation, and the marines arrived soon after to rescue them.
When a citizen called to report whales trapped off Barra de Coyuca, north of the city center, emergency services forwarded the information to state Civil Protection.
Residents of the area also reported seeing the whales close to the coast, almost in the shorebreak, but said the whales were not trapped.
A boat of marine personnel freed the animals and herded them away from shore. It was the second incident in as many days: on Wednesday, a humpback whale calf was found stranded on the beach in Acapulco, disoriented and dehydrated. Residents threw water on it and later helped authorities push it back into the water despite heavy surf.
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Ghost Nets Threaten Sea Life in Hawaii
Will the researchers actually be able to trace the ghost nets back to their source?
Ghost nets haunt the Hawaiian shores, a seemingly insurmountable problem, but researchers from Hawaii Pacific University are taking a close look at where they came from. The Hawaiian islands lie between two massive repositories of floating waste – the Great Pacific Garbage Patch to the east, and a lesser gyre to the west. In both cases, the natural swirl of wind and currents collect trash from…
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euronews: Adrinet is a EU Cohesion Policy funded initiative that is helping to remove 'ghost nets' from seabeds in the Meditteranean. Its goal is to protect marine ecosystems and educate about the dangers of plastic pollution in the sea.
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Sage Larock: Sustainable Swimwear Re-Releasing The Chateau Swimsuit
Sage Larock: Sustainable Swimwear Re-Releasing The Chateau Swimsuit
Sage Larockis Re-Releasing their sustainably made Chateau Swimsuit on 15th November (America’s National Recycling Day) to raise awareness about ocean pollution and ghost nets. The ethos of Sage Larock is to redefine and redesign fashion to be sustainably and ethically made for the betterment of our environment. Their commitment to ocean conservation is the driving force behind inspiring their…
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The abandoned fishing gear accounts for nearly half the debris in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.