Ghost Fishing UK’s response to the Ghost Diving Foundation’s creation of a UK chapter
We are Ghost Fishing UK and have been and remain the most successful group in this field, in the world.
Ocean Plastic Pots
Commercial diver Ally Mitchell on realising his idea to create a product from ocean plastic waste
Beached ghost net
When a large net was spotted floating in the water off Chesil Beach in Portland the team knew they needed to act fast
Plymouth: Mission Hand Deeps
Martin Maple describes a mission to lift the longest gill net Ghost Fishing UK has attempted to date
First project post lockdown
Fred Nunn describes the first post lockdown project, back on the James Eagan Layne
From BSAC Sports Diver to Ghost Fishing UK Diver
Chris Hawes joined near the very beginning and tells how he developed his own skills to become an effective member of the team.
My journey from diver to instructor
Jason Bramwell recounts how he learned to survey and recover ghost gear, and how he moved on to teaching these skills himself.
Gettin’ down with the Beeb
Christine Grosart on ghost net recovery in Cornwall with a BBC tv film crew in tow!
Cleaning up Madame Alice
Divers often see fishing nets cloaking the shipwrecks they visit. But can lost fishing gear ever become a habitat for marine life? And if so, should it be left in the sea?
Five shocking ghost fishing statistics
Ghost fishing depletes the species targeted by fishermen to the detriment of the fishery itself.