Thursday, 14 April 2016

Land mines of the sea: Cleaning up lost fishing gear


WARETOWN, N.J. (AP) — They are the land mines of the sea, killing long after being forgotten. Abandoned or lost fishing gear, including traps, crab pots and nets, litter the ocean floor in coastal areas around the world. Many continue to attract, entrap and kill fish and other marine life in what’s called “ghost fishing.” […]

from
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/land-mines-of-the-sea-cleaning-up-lost-fishing-gear/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news

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