Ghost Gear

• Ottawa seeking proposals from groups committed to cleaning up ‘ghost gear’ in water

  The federal government has issued a request for proposals from partners committed to cleaning up lost, abandoned and discarded fishing gear.

  Canada

  May 20
  
• Study looks at effects of lost fishing gear off southwestern Nova Scotia

  A new study documents the economic and environmental effects of lost fishing gear in the rich fishing grounds off southwestern Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  May 10, 2023
  
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• Fisheries and Oceans Canada seize hundreds of illegal, ghost traps near White Rock, B.C.

  Crews collect the traps using a line and grapple hook, which is thrown over the side of a patrol boat, then dragged across the ocean floor.

  Environment

  Jan 28, 2023
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• Sperm whale found dead in Nova Scotia had swallowed 150 kg of fishing gear

  Sperm whales use their mouths like a vacuum and take in whatever is on the ocean floor, meaning they're at risk of consuming all kinds of unnatural objects that have sunk.

  Canada

  Nov 18, 2022
• DFO launches pilot project to bring ‘full-circle solution’ to ghost fishing gear

  'We're not contributing to pollution, we're doing something about it,' said Brenda Alexander of Small Crafts Harbour.

  Environment

  Apr 13, 2021
• Canadian government modifies North Atlantic right whale protection measures for 2021

  Canada announced it will still close fishing areas when right whales are present but authorities plan to step up surveillance to determine whether the whales remain.

  Environment

  Feb 18, 2021
• ‘Ghost fishing’: Crackdown nets 337 illegal traps in B.C.’s Boundary Bay

  The seizure is more than double the 136 traps pulled from Boundary Bay in 2020.

  Crime

  Feb 4, 2021
• 63 tonnes of ‘ghost gear’ removed from Atlantic Ocean in 2020: Fisheries Department

  Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan said today in a news release that most of the so-called "ghost gear" collected were traps and pots from lobster and crab fishing.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2021
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• Slow response to right whale plight could have impact on Canadian fisheries

  After another summer of high mortality for right whales in Canadian waters, questions are being asked about whether Canada's slow response to the crisis could still be taking a toll.

  Canada

  Sep 3, 2019