MV Pilaros project - GhostFishing Greece 2014
Ghost fishing is a term that describes what happens when derelict fishing gear ‘continues to fish’
The issue of “ghost fishing” was first brought to the attention of world at the 16th Session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries in April 1985.
Following debate at COFI, the FAO Secretariat published an in-depth study of the problem.
Derelict fishing gear, sometimes referred to as “ghost gear” or “ghost nets” is any discarded, lost, or abandoned, fishing gear in the environment.
This gear continues to fish and trap animals, entangle and potentially kill marine life, smother habitat, and act as a hazard to navigation.
Derelict fishing gear, such as nets or traps and pots, is one of the main types of debris impacting the marine environment today.
Debris in our oceans, seas and inland waters is very big, so big it will probably never disappear. But an old Dutch saying says: “many hands make light work” which simply means that together we can reduce the global problem by taking action and start initiatives across the world.
We, divers, are on a global mission! - See more at: http://www.ghostfishing.org/the-problem/#sthash.xBNnIiYE.dpuf
In Greece we proudly support Ghost Fishing and Healthy Seas as part of this global mission.
Our Team InnerSpace Explorers Greece has experienced and well-trained divers that work on the MV Pilaros project in order to remove the huge mass of nets that are on the shipwreck.
We are very interested in collaboration with other dive teams and we like participating in other projects worldwide.
Here are some pictures from our recent dive
For more information about the MV Pilaros project or for details on how you can participate, contact with me here
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