Fisheries
Can using biodegradable fishing gear help reduce the cost of ghost fishing?
Biodegradable fishing gear must improve to help address the environmental and economic impacts of ghost fishing, a new study concludes.
Fisheries
Canada invests in ghost fishing gear removal and marine ecosystem protection
Canada is investing $10 million over three years to remove ghost fishing gear and support marine ecosystem protection.
Responsibility
Study: Southwest Nova Scotia waters ‘littered’ with ghost fishing gear
Scientists hauled in almost 55,000 pounds of ghost fishing gear from the seafloor – an estimated economic loss of $240,000 yearly.