Joan Drinkwin

Ghost Net Busters Dive to Remove Deadly Lost Fishing Nets

Environment

Lost and abandoned fishing nets kill untold numbers of sea creatures around the world every year. But there’s a growing global movement to remove what are known as “ghost nets” and prevent new ones.

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