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.
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.