ghost net

noun

1. a commercial fishing net that has been abandoned and then accidentally entangles and kills marine life.

Example Sentences

Mr Jarvis said she had a "horrendous" 4cm-deep neck wound from the discarded "ghost net".

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Dr Neasham says that if fishermen have the precise coordinates to retrieve a net via GPS, then they are not really searching for a ghost net.

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"The skipper of our research boat has been involved in many attempts to retrieve lost gear and, even when they are confident they know where a ghost net is, the net can prove to be several hundred metres off where they finally manage to hook it."

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On transit to the cleanup system a 3rd ghost net was recovered yesterday.

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On a particularly challenging day in July, the rangers worked to dispose of a gigantic ghost net.

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