In May 2025, Ghost Fishing UK divers teamed up with Wreckspeditions for a new project near Dunoon and, this time, the cameras were rolling. The BBC joined us on day three to film the retrieval of an extraordinary amount of lost fishing gear, shining a light on a hidden problem
The last planned project for 2024 has now concluded with a successful two day project based out of Swanage. Ghost Fishing UK have not been to Swanage for quite some time, so this was a nice welcome return to the area, specifically to deal with a report of net on
What happens when old ropes can no longer be reused? We talk to Operations Officer, Fred Nunn and look at a new partnership with the fishing community at Brighton Marina
Returning to Brighton for the second time in the 2024 season, Ghost Fishing UK were once again active on the Vale of Leven, a steam trawler now located within the Rampion Windfarm. Previous survey and recovery work gave the team pre-existing knowledge of two large trawl nets entangled within the
What happens when something devastating becomes something beautiful? Tessa Campbell Fraser joins Ghost Fishing UK to produce an new and poignant exhibition: Whales – A Deeper Dialogue
Reporting on the large trawl net removed from the Glen Strathallan in Plymouth, and it’s recycling through our partners, Behaviour Change Cornwall
A group of Ghost Fishing UK divers visited Brighton from the 4-6th October 2023. Over the three days, nearly 300kg of ghost gear including rope, line and pots were recovered. With good weather and calm seas, a trawl net was removed from the Lancer II and multiple bags of rope
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