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20. Juni 2024 · This so-called “ghost gear” — along with lost nets and traps — is deadly for marine animals. Experts estimate that more than 300,000 whales and dolphins die each year after getting tangled in them.
27. Juni 2024 · Artist Pamela Moulton shares her process for turning ghost gear—abandoned fishing equipment that can be deadly to wildlife—into joyful community projects.
28. Juni 2024 · The 2023 GGGI Annual Report is now finished and live! We’re so proud of the work we completed in 2023, and so grateful for all of the support we’ve received from our members, funders and supporters around the world. This report includes the key achievements of the GGGI in 2023, the newest ALDFG research, GGGI Signature and Small ...
27. Juni 2024 · During this 60-minute webinar, we will feature ~8 minute presentations from GGGI members focusing on the theme of Solutions for End-of-life Fishing Gear, after which we will have a panel discussion moderated by Joel Baziuk, GGGI Associate Director where we will answer questions from the audience and have an open discussion on the topic.
16. Juni 2024 · Derelict fishing gear, sometimes referred to as "ghost gear," is any discarded, lost, or abandoned, fishing gear in the marine environment. This gear continues to fish and trap animals, entangle and potentially kill marine life, smother habitat, and act as a hazard to navigation.
12. Juni 2024 · SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — One of the greatest threats to the world’s aquatic environments is abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, also known as “ghost gear,” which can wreak havoc on aquatic habitats and ecosystems.
Vor 6 Tagen · Ghost fishing gear is nets, ropes and other detritus that’s either lost or abandoned at sea. It’s one of the largest sources of plastic pollution, and it’s the most deadly to marine life. For decades, this ghost gear can go on snaring and killing ocean creatures, causing devastating injury and death. Even when this gear breaks ...
