Fisheries
Scientists in Norway explore biodegradable fishing gear to tackle plastic pollution in the ocean
Scientists in Norway are developing biodegradable fishing gear to reduce plastic pollution in the ocean and prevent harmful microplastics.
Innovation & Investment
Leveraging AI to detect and retrieve ghost fishing gear: ‘It’s a global problem’
An initiative launched in Germany to deploy AI to find ghost fishing gear uses existing high-resolution sonar data from the seabed.
Fisheries
Project in Spain targets marine plastic pollution with circular fishing gear solutions
A new project seeks to develop circular fishing gear and port solutions to reduce marine plastic pollution and support responsible fisheries.
Responsibility
Norwegian scientist calls for circular solutions to recovered fishing lines and ropes
A new study estimates how much fishing rope is lost in Norway and examines how the Norwegian fisheries sector handles ropes.
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.
Responsibility
Hawai’i nets $5 million-plus to tackle marine debris
NOAA Sea Grant will support projects to remove and recycle marine debris, improve fishing net technology and develop community partnerships.
Responsibility
Can marine plastic from fisheries and aquaculture be upcycled into new things?
A SINTEF project is investigating how marine plastic used in fisheries and aquaculture can be turned into new products.
Responsibility
Egersund Net helps recycle 17,000 metric tons of discarded aquaculture equipment
Egersund Net has helped recycle 17,000 metric tons of aquaculture equipment over 12 years, saving an estimated 51,000 metric tons of CO2.
Fisheries
From reporting apps to floating traps: How technology tackles ghost fishing
The global ghost fishing problem has negative environmental and economic impacts, but new technology could help locate and retrieve lost fishing gear.
Fisheries
Rethinking ropes: Can ropeless fishing gear end whale entanglements?
Ropeless fishing gear can prevent whale entanglements and reduce the amount of discarded or lost fishing equipment but the cost is a limiting factor.
Fisheries
The hidden cost of ghost gear lost by fishing and aquaculture
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear can inflict damage on marine life and the ocean, but what's the economic cost of ghost gear?