27 Oct 2020
WWF ‘So-called “ghost gear”, fishing equipment which is lost in the sea, can continue killing marine life for decades or even centuries after it first enters the ocean, making it the most deadly form of marine plastic debris. WWF is calling on governments to develop a legally binding global plastic pollution treaty that addresses this […]
23 Nov 2019
Dumped fishing gear is biggest plastic polluter in ocean, finds report Greenpeace calls for global action over nets, lines and traps that are deadly for marine life. Lost and abandoned fishing gear which is deadly to marine life makes up the majority of large plastic pollution in the oceans, according to a report by Greenpeace. More […]
19 Feb 2018
A set of draft Voluntary Guideline on marking fishing gear have been adopted by countries to monitor the use of fishing gear which is predominant made from plastic. Approximately eight million tonnes of plastic litter, up to 10 per cent of which is estimated to come from the fisheries sector, ends up in oceans every […]
12 Jun 2017
New technology to improve the sustainability of the fishing industry Award winning start-up, SafetyNet Technologies, is seeking to revolutionize the fishing industry with a technology that uses lights to attract and repel fish, reducing by-catch. The equipment fits easily onto any fishing net, with ten to 20 lights required. The colour of light is controlled […]