ghost fishing
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Divers working for the NGO Healthy Seas captured the footage whilst diving to highlight the problem of so-called "ghost fishing nets".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The rest are burned, buried, sent out of the country -- or just pile up and contribute to something called ghost fishing.
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024
"The best estimate I've seen is about 10% of fish stock is trapped and killed by ghost fishing gear," Lantinga says.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2023
Between Hawai'i and California, in a stretch of water known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, much of the metric tonnage of plastic is comprised of ghost fishing gear.
From Salon • Jan. 30, 2023
A 2001 study suggested that ghost fishing kills 4 million to 10 million blue crabs each year in Louisiana alone.
From Washington Times • Apr. 15, 2016
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