Responsible Fishing Practices for Sustainable Fisheries

Our oceans are haunted - How “ghost fishing” is devastating our marine environments

14/02/2018

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Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), as it is known officially, is being recognized as a topic that we must tackle now for the sake of our marine environment and the people whose lives and livelihoods depend on it. At least 640 000 tonnes of fishing gear is thought to be lost or abandoned in the oceans every year. FAO and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimate that one tenth of all waste in the oceans is made up of this “ghost gear”.

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