When it comes to ghost gear, it seems that most organization treat symptoms, but the source of it. Ghost gear is fishing gear that is lost and keeps catching fish and is not able to be harvested. Therefore, ghost gear hurts harvesters and the ecosystem. Sustainable Fisheries Partnership is taking a comprehensive approach by not only supporting clean-ups and recycling, but also by supporting the prevention of ghost gear. We commend them and look forward to working together with partners to implement a system of success for ocean stakeholders.
📢SFP's Bycatch Solutions Hub has a new resource for all things ghost gear 🎣 Ghost gear is any derelict fishing gear in the water, either lost or abandoned, that continues to catch fish and other wildlife. Globally, fishing gear accounts for 70% of macro-plastics found in the ocean. What are the solutions? ➡️ Gear tracking: Modern technologies equipped with satellite trackers allows vessels to track fishing gear in real-time and locate gear instantly, like Blue Ocean Gear ➡️ Net recycling organizations that purchase end-of-life nets, strip them to their individual components and sell them to plastic recycling facilities ➡️ Supporting projects and initiatives that are dedicated to preventing ghost gear from being lost and abandoned, or finding and collecting gear after it has been lost Check out the new solutions page here ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/e82RqprJ