Puget Sound Matters: Derelict nets
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Where ever there is fishing, there is gear that gets lost or abandoned known as derelict fishing gear sometimes called ghost nets. The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife estimates that there are 117, 000 items; nets, lines, pots, traps, and...
Where ever there is fishing, there is gear that gets lost or abandoned known as derelict fishing gear sometimes called ghost nets. The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife estimates that there are 117, 000 items; nets, lines, pots, traps, and other equipment weighing 2.6 million pounds beneath the surface of Puget Sound.
