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This isn't surprising given the endless photos of #sea 🌊 life wrapped in #plastic #GhostGear, dead or badly injured
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Lost and abandoned #fishing gear is deadly to marine life. We must end the crisis and create #sustainable solutions.#environment #wastetowealth.
An estimated 1 million tons of #ghostgear enter the ocean annually. Our research shows the negative impacts of abandoned fishing gear, from entangling and killing marine life to habitat destruction and the release of microplastics. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate
Ghost gear is abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in the ocean, including nets, lines, traps, and pots. Removal is critical to halt ongoing damage and death of marine life. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #OceanPollution #GhostGear
🌊 Day 1 of the NETTAG+ Final Event (April 2026) 🌊
Almost 50 participants from research, public institutions, businesses, NGOs, and the fisheries sector came together to showcase solutions to tackle marine litter and ghost gear! #plasticpollution #marinelitter #ghostgear
A team of 17 volunteer divers removed close to half a tonne of abandoned fishing equipment from the marine ecosystem surrounding Koh Rong, in a bid to protect one...
#National #KhmerTimes #ghostgear #Volunteersfish
https://t.co/1M2jEThs1C
Tonnes of plastic nets drifting through the deep sea, trapping fish, crabs, turtles — with no one at the other end of the line.
This is #GhostGear. Synthetic fishing equipment that breaks down into microplastics and quietly enters our food chain. Invisible to the naked eye, but a very real threat to ocean and human health.
➡️Here's a closer look at ghost gear, the waste management crisis keeping the threat afloat, and how a circular approach can help tackle the problem: https://t.co/3ymsyk8ySN
@Fishforallmssrf
presentati a @eudishow con @wwfsub risultati e obiettivi dei progetti in difesa del #Mare
Grazie @gruppofocamonaca #LIFEAdapts @torreguaceto @ampmiramare #ReMaRe @ecoefishent @wwfmed #GhostGear #fondazioneSegrè @nettagproject #wwfyoung @_Carabinieri_
@LIFEprogramme @cinea_eu
Welcome Karingani Game Reserve to the GGGI! They are working with local communities to remove #ghostgear from the Massingir dam. Learn more: https://t.co/w6S0jty0oq
#Ghostgear harms marine life and creates real challenges for fishers 🌊
With #NETTAG+, partners are co‑developing and testing new tech with #fishers to prevent gear loss.
🎣 In Komiža 🇭🇷 local knowhow + smart tech = cleaner seas.
🎬 Watch the story: https://t.co/E8gttMVYjC
Plastic nets haunt the ocean. Natural ones didn’t. 🌊
Traditional fishing nets were made to work with nature, not against it—strong at sea, harmless if lost.
A true circular economy begins with materials the ocean can digest.
End the plastic era.
#plasticfree #ghostgear
95 whale entanglements were reported in 2024, up from 64 in 2023, raising concerns about marine safety amid @NOAA staffing and budget cuts. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #California #FridayFieldUpdate #Whales #BoatStrikes #Entanglement #GhostGear
All rescues took place at Pelican Point.
This month, we only rescued 5 animals as we started to see newborns around the colonies very early.
#ocn #ocnstats #sealrescues #plasticpollution #ghostgear #animal #animalrescue
MSSRF, in collaboration with HCL Foundation, held a stakeholder meeting in the Gulf of Mannar with government officials, scientists and community leaders to address ghost gear impacts and strengthen community-led monitoring.
#GhostGear #CoastalResilience #GulfofMannar
📣 Exciting news!
Another #NETTAG+field trial completed in Vis 🇭🇷, where MyGearTag and IRIS were tested with local fishers. These solutions help locate and recover fishing gear in case of loss.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/qtCCSjCrIX
#MissionOcean #HorizonEU #CINEA_EU #GhostGear
We have rescued 949 Cape fur seals so far this year, officially having our best/worse year ever.
We have surpassed 2021 (606), 2022 (687), 2023 (871) and 2024 (793) and are now in uncharted territory.
#ocnstats #sealrescues #plasticpollution #ghostgear #animal #animalrescue
#coastalcleanupday. In the past few days, @mssrf with local communities, govt partners & > 2500 volunteers have covered 39 beaches across India (aiming for 100) & recovered > 10,000 kg of waste. 3000 kg of this is #ghostgear. Waste has been segregated & recycled where possible.
#CommunityEngagement
20th September | Coastal Cleanup Day:
Celebrating International Coastal Cleanup Day with purpose On September 20th, we join millions worldwide in caring for our shorelines. It's beautiful to see how a global movement for cleaner coasts brings communities together right here on our beaches.
Let's join hands for cleaner coasts 🌊 @hclfoundation @tnpcb_meendum_manjappai
@tnpcbofficial @incois_official @tnforestdept
@unoceandecade @oceanconservancy
#MSS100 #InternationalCoastalCleanupDay #Sept20 #GlobalMovement #CleanerCoasts
#CommunityUnity
#manjappai
FSI-Visakhapatnam held an awareness programme at AP Fisheries Univ, Narasapuram (16 Sept 2025) on sustainable fishing, ghost gear impacts & MPL/ALDFG. Talks, CCRF focus & gear exhibition promoted marine conservation & safe fishing practices.
#FSI #GhostGear #SustainableFisheries
🌊 #GhostGear has significant environmental and socio-economic impacts.
🎣 Small-scale fisheries are stepping up with courage.
🤝 #NETTAG+ & @WWFitalia join Sicilian communities for a more sustainable future.
📽️Full video: https://t.co/78soih1K8z
@OurMissionOcean @CINEA @EUMARE
We have rescued 829 Cape fur seals so far this year.
As of August 31st, we have already surpassed the total number of rescues of 2021 (606), 2022 (687) and 2024 (793).
#ocn #ocnstats #sealrescues #plasticpollution #ghostgear #animal #animalrescue
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