A team of researchers from Korea has developed a new biodegradable net that could help address the issue of lost fishing gear persisting in the oceans for decades, known as ghost fishing.
Engineering plastics - Compostable fishing nets: An end to Ghost Nets in the oceans? 23-12-2023 • Polyestertime
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Tackling 'ghost catch' with circular and bio-based fishing gear - World Bio Market Insights
Talking Ocean Trash: Ghost Gear Keeps on Fishing
The economic impacts of introducing biodegradable fishing gear as a ghost fishing mitigation in the English Channel static gear fishery - ScienceDirect
GHOST FISHING: ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS, AND THE WAY FORWARD - AquaWorld
Can Biodegradable Nets Tackle Unsustainable Fishing?
Compostable fishing nets: An end to Ghost Nets in the oceans? - Gaia Biomaterials
Can Biodegradable Nets Tackle Unsustainable Fishing?
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How to Prevent Fishing Net Pollution - Sustainability Next
Plastic 'ghost gear' is a huge problem for wildlife and fishers alike
Don't get ~tide~ down: Are biodegradable nets a good solution to the ghost fishing problem? – oceanbites
Biodegradable Fishing Nets - Industrial