Ghost nets (derelict nets) , the abandoned or lost nets from fisheries worldwide, is a subject that was the beginning of this blog, Neptune 911. According to a recent post in NOAA’s Marine Debris Log, the agency’s ghost (net) busters,… Read More ›
Ghost Net Removal
The Risky Disentangling A California Grey Whale
“Looking into those eyes staring at you was kind of neat… Their eyes seem to be very thoughtful.”
The Diary of Whale Entanglement
From Whales Bermuda “On the afternoon of February 12, 2012 operators on the Silver Bank worked together in an attempt to help a badly entangled humpback whale that was discovered during the first afternoon of their scheduled tours. Jeff Pantukhoff… Read More ›
Mile-Long Gill Net Traps & Kills Marine Life in Texas
Editor’s Note: This recent story out of Texas is a prime example of the nightmare of “ghost nets” and the damage they incur to already endangered marine life. From KGRV.Com SOUTH PADRE ISLAND – Fishermen fishing along the jetties on… Read More ›
Ghost Net Removal Updates
Editor’s Note: Neptune 911 continues following the issue of ghost nets from our original post https://neptune911.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=173 Originally printed at http://www.indiancountrytoday.com/national/northwest/59991982.html PORT TOWNSEND, Wash. (AP) – An operation to clear Puget Sound and the North Olympic Peninsula’s waters of derelict commercial… Read More ›
Making Ghost Nets Sexy–Hauling Them From Their Underwater Closets
Part 1 of 2 Parts by Charmaine Coimbra While watching the gray whale migration north from her living room window. Nice. They are beautiful. Dining with a well-educated and eco-concerned and active friend recently, I brought up this ghost net business. … Read More ›
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