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Between 18th and 25th April '24

Cleaning up Our Wild Isles!
Ghost Fishing UK's Big Give Christmas Campaign

From the 28th November until 5th December your Donations will be DOUBLED.

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Cleaning up Our Wild Isles!
Ghost Fishing UK's Big Give Christmas Campaign

From the 28th November until 5th December your Donations will be DOUBLED.

www.ghostfishing.co.uk/donate

Donate and see it DOUBLE for one week only!

#christmaschallenge

https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/ghost-fishing-uk-shetland-project-2023
Ghost Fishing UK are responding to a concerning ghost net problem in the Shetland Isles, Scotland. The issue has been raised by local fishermen who have come across large lost nets, not belonging to them, that are killing lots of wildlife. The charity has a week long project in Shetland to help.

Ghost nets kill untold numbers of animals each year and add to the ocean plastic pollution problem. Fishermen have reported that they have been recovering huge lost nets in Shetland that are full of unintended catch. The nets are recognised as not being local to the British Isles. Ghost Fishing UK are heading to Shetland for a week long project to help locate and remove as much ghost gear as possible and recycle what they can. They will be working in harmony with the local fishing community.

The charity has chartered a liveaboard diving boat for 12 divers for 1 week in the summer of 2023. The boat will operate in Shetland and the charity will work with information from divers and the fishing community in Shetland to locate lost fishing gear and recover it, with the aim of recycling everything they can. The charity will collaborate with the local fisheries and projects such as Keep Britain Tidy, Ocean Recovery Project and Fishing for Litter as well as Ocean Plastic Pots.

The charity is receiving reports of lost fishing gear, reported by the local fishing comunitty and we will endeavour to recover this gear and return it to them.

We are also hosting an evening charity and information event at the Shetland Museum, Lerwick, to engage the local fishing fleets and community volunteers who are invited to asisst on the quayside, sorting and cleaning recovered lost fishing gear.

The evening event will involve talks, updates and progress on the project and we are hosting a Q&A session to allow islanders to ask the charity about their work.

We have also been approached by schools on Shetland to ask if they can get involved in the project and we are planning activities whereby they can help with the recovered gear ready for recycling, meet the divers and learn about the ocean.

https://www.avivacommunityfund.co.uk/p/ghost-fishing-uk-shetland-project-2023
Ghost Fishing UK are responding to a concerning ghost net problem in the Shetland Isles, Scotland. The issue has been raised by local fishermen who have come across large lost nets, not belonging to them, that are killing lots of wildlife. The charity has a week long project in Shetland to help.

Ghost nets kill untold numbers of animals each year and add to the ocean plastic pollution problem. Fishermen have reported that they have been recovering huge lost nets in Shetland that are full of unintended catch. The nets are recognised as not being local to the British Isles. Ghost Fishing UK are heading to Shetland for a week long project to help locate and remove as much ghost gear as possible and recycle what they can. They will be working in harmony with the local fishing community.

The charity has chartered a liveaboard diving boat for 12 divers for 1 week in the summer of 2023. The boat will operate in Shetland and the charity will work with information from divers and the fishing community in Shetland to locate lost fishing gear and recover it, with the aim of recycling everything they can. The charity will collaborate with the local fisheries and projects such as Keep Britain Tidy, Ocean Recovery Project and Fishing for Litter as well as Ocean Plastic Pots.

The charity is receiving reports of lost fishing gear, reported by the local fishing comunitty and we will endeavour to recover this gear and return it to them.

We are also hosting an evening charity and information event at the Shetland Museum, Lerwick, to engage the local fishing fleets and community volunteers who are invited to asisst on the quayside, sorting and cleaning recovered lost fishing gear.

The evening event will involve talks, updates and progress on the project and we are hosting a Q&A session to allow islanders to ask the charity about their work.

We have also been approached by schools on Shetland to ask if they can get involved in the project and we are planning activities whereby they can help with the recovered gear ready for recycling, meet the divers and learn about the ocean.

Want to get your donation doubled?!
Visit www.ghostfishing.co.uk/donate in the Big Give's Green Matched Fund
Between 20th and 27th April '23

Ghost Fishing UK - Mission 2023
As winners of the Fishing News sustainability awards 2022. Ghost Fishing UK is on a mission to work alongside the fishing community to reduce and remove harmful ghost gear from the sea. The charity has new projects planned for Shetland, Norfolk and Cornwall in 2023.

To donate between 29th November to 6th December, head to our campaign page link:
Just copy - paste this link:

https://donate.thebiggive.org.uk/campaign/a056900002M4ct5AAB


Impact
1. Hitting our charity education targets 2. A larger proportion of ghost gear being recovered by our divers by spreading out to new areas ie Norfolk, Shetland etc. 3. A greater proportion of ghost gear materials being recycled and kept out of landfill. 4. Promoting the idea that waste fishing gear from the ocean can be recycled here in the UK 5. Reduced damage to ocean habitat and marine wildlife and reduced animal suffering.

Reporting
Ghost Fishing UK surveys, analyses and records all activities. We give citizen science data to the Global Ghost Gear initiative and universities and our stats are measured every year for weight of ghost gear recovered, ghost gear reports from divers, animals trapped by number and type and this all forms evidence of the problem and the scale. All outreach activities and media reach is recorded and measured and engagement is summarised each year, with a threefold increase in engagement last year.

Ghost Fishing UK - Mission 2023
As winners of the Fishing News sustainability awards 2022. Ghost Fishing UK is on a mission to work alongside the fishing community to reduce and remove harmful ghost gear from the sea. The charity has new projects planned for Shetland, Norfolk and Cornwall in 2023.

To donate between 29th November to 6th December, head to our campaign page link:
Just copy - paste this link:

https://donate.thebiggive.org.uk/campaign/a056900002M4ct5AAB


Impact
1. Hitting our charity education targets 2. A larger proportion of ghost gear being recovered by our divers by spreading out to new areas ie Norfolk, Shetland etc. 3. A greater proportion of ghost gear materials being recycled and kept out of landfill. 4. Promoting the idea that waste fishing gear from the ocean can be recycled here in the UK 5. Reduced damage to ocean habitat and marine wildlife and reduced animal suffering.

Reporting
Ghost Fishing UK surveys, analyses and records all activities. We give citizen science data to the Global Ghost Gear initiative and universities and our stats are measured every year for weight of ghost gear recovered, ghost gear reports from divers, animals trapped by number and type and this all forms evidence of the problem and the scale. All outreach activities and media reach is recorded and measured and engagement is summarised each year, with a threefold increase in engagement last year.

To have your donation doubled, simply click the link below.
www.ghostfishing.co.uk/donate

Ghost Fishing UK - Mission 2023
As winners of the Fishing News sustainability awards 2022. Ghost Fishing UK is on a mission to work alongside the fishing community to reduce and remove harmful ghost gear from the sea. The charity has new projects planned for Shetland, Norfolk and Cornwall in 2023.

To donate between 29th November to 6th December, head to our campaign page link:
Just copy - paste this link:

https://donate.thebiggive.org.uk/campaign/a056900002M4ct5AAB


Impact
1. Hitting our charity education targets 2. A larger proportion of ghost gear being recovered by our divers by spreading out to new areas ie Norfolk, Shetland etc. 3. A greater proportion of ghost gear materials being recycled and kept out of landfill. 4. Promoting the idea that waste fishing gear from the ocean can be recycled here in the UK 5. Reduced damage to ocean habitat and marine wildlife and reduced animal suffering.

Reporting
Ghost Fishing UK surveys, analyses and records all activities. We give citizen science data to the Global Ghost Gear initiative and universities and our stats are measured every year for weight of ghost gear recovered, ghost gear reports from divers, animals trapped by number and type and this all forms evidence of the problem and the scale. All outreach activities and media reach is recorded and measured and engagement is summarised each year, with a threefold increase in engagement last year.

Operations Officer and Trustee Fred Nunn gives a talk for Plymouth Sound BSAC on the Ghost Gear problem and what Ghost Fishing UK are doing about it.
Includes Q&A session at the end.