The problem of marine litter & ghost gear

The problem of marine litter & ghost gear

The problem of marine litter & ghost gear - The curtain of death – ghost nets remain in the seas for hundreds of years and continue to catch and kill marine life needlessly, contributing to biodiversity loss and the overexploitation of fish population (70% of it is already overexploited) - Microplastics – The nets left on the bottom of the sea for a long time start degrading and then break into pieces that eventually can become microplastics. - Costs of marine litter – Marine debris is estimated to cost the international community more than 60 billion euros in cleanup, repairs, and losses. The problems are connected to entanglement of boats, of other nets, pollution on beaches, loss in tourism.