Fathoms Free - Marine Conservation and Awareness

Report Ghost Gear

Fathoms Free

Working for cleaner oceans

GHOST FISHING GEAR

We need a sustainable and profitable fishing industry. Unfortunately nets, pots and angling equipment does get lost. This can cause terrible damage in our seas so we work with partners to retrieve gear and find solutions

DIVE AGAINST DEBRIS

Dive Against Debris is the only underwater debris data collection program of its kind. It supports the health of ocean ecosystems through localized volunteer efforts and provides valuable information about underwater debris to help inform policy change.

PADDLE FOR PLASTIC

The Paddle for Plastic campaign aims to recover and recycle plastic debris from less accessible parts of our coastline. We might not see this waste on our days at the beach but the damage it causes is just as serious

AWARENESS

Removing marine litter reduces the impact of marine litter but we want to stop it getting in the oceans to begin with. We take part in campaigns, speak to groups, attend shows and conferences and seek to spread the message about keeping debris out of the oceans.

September 2020 - Fathoms Free volunteers recovera 200 metre long monofilament net near Falmouth, Cornwall. This was filmed for the BBC series 'Cornwall with Simon Reeve'