International conference on ghost fishing On 7 and 8 November, the Institute of Marine Research and the Directorate of Fisheries in Norway have organised an international conference in Arendal on […]
Can using biodegradable fishing gear help reduce the cost of ghost fishing? New research has found that the design of biodegradable fishing gear needs to improve if it is to […]
British charity Ghost Fishing UK is delighted to be attending the Scottish Skipper Expo. The charity, run entirely by volunteers, began in 2015. They train scuba divers to survey and […]
Tackling the threat of ghost fishing gear. A short update is provided below by Brendan Carruthers from The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) who, through funding from the Joanna […]
MOU on Maldives ghost fishing finalised. An important Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been finalised between the International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF) and the Olive Ridley Project (ORP) that will seek to assess […]
IPNLF scales up commitment to rid seas of ghost fishing gear The International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), the only non-profit association that is solely committed to promoting responsible one-by-one […]
Progress being made on ghost fishing gear. The second edition of World Animal Protection’s (WAP) ‘Ghosts Beneath the Waves’ report of the world’s 25 leading seafood companies has found that […]
Sea Pact tackles problem of global ghost fishing gear. Sea Pact, an innovative association of 10 leading North American seafood companies working together to drive industry sustainability progress has announced […]
UK government must get serious to tackle growing environmental ‘ghost’ fishing gear crisis. The UK government needs to get serious and instigate a proper dialogue around tackling the growing environmental […]
The Ghost Network project for lost fishing gear Sea Shepherd Global’s campaigns against Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing not only defend key biodiversity hotspots in the ocean, allowing marine […]
Defra has responded to the WWF call for action against ghost fishing gear. WWF issued a warning that up to a million tonnes of fishing gear is left in the […]
Renewed Focus on the problem of ghost gear following the death of a sperm whale in Denmark. A recent incident off the coast of Denmark has drawn attention to the issue […]
Ghost gear prevention that actually scales. By Alastair Macleod, CEO, Ground Control Lost fishing gear has long been treated as inevitable once it moves beyond coastal radio range. For skippers […]
Satlink’s Project ReCon to recondition fishing devices reaches the Caribbean and broadens its footprint across Eastern Africa. Now active in over 20 countries and territories across all tropical tuna oceans, […]
Fishing buoys at the service of science: Satlink’s ‘Project ReCon’ lands in Mozambique to enhance oceanographic studies. Project ReCon, the circular economy initiative driven by the Spanish technology company Satlink […]
UK technology set to tackle $2.6bn fisheries industry ‘ghost net’ crisis. Unique UK technology developed specifically for the fisheries industry is set to help address the significant costs and environmental […]
Study reveals environmental problems caused by discarded fishing ropes and lines. For the first time, researchers have investigated how ropes and fishing lines are handled by the Norwegian commercial fishing […]
Plastic pollution on coral reefs mostly comes from fishing activities, Nature study finds. In a paper published in Nature, researchers from the California Academy of Sciences, University of São Paulo, University of […]