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Huge monofilament net retrieved from Plymouth Sound
Fathoms Free recovered a huge monofilament net from beside Drakes Island in Plymouth Sound. Sadly it had trapped a lot of life
Julian Collison
Apr 222 min read
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Stingrays revival has been completed and she's ready for service.
Stingray's Revival is completed!
She's ready for action, and all the recent sea trials have been a great success.
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the project. Every donation counted and contributed to this very special RIB.
Julian Collison
Apr 101 min read
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Large monofilament net recovered from the River Tamar at Cremyll, Cornwall
End of March 2025 Fathoms Free volunteers assisted IFCA Cornwall and The Environment Agency to recover a large and deadly monofilament net from the river Tamar at Cremyll
Julian Collison
Apr 21 min read
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Fathoms Free and Stingray need you!
https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/stingray-revival Fathoms Free wants to revive and restore the Cornish dive boat Stingray we recently...
Julian Collison
Dec 6, 20243 min read
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Shore based recovery - 6 pots and sadly a collection of dead marine life
Sad collection of dead and dying fish and crustaceans trapped in a bunch of pots recovered from a Cornish beach
Julian Collison
Dec 4, 20241 min read
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Our latest project - watch this space for developments
Exciting new boat project, meet Stingray a Cornish RHIB through and through that will allow us to collaborate more with other local groups
Julian Collison
Nov 24, 20241 min read
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More net, pots and rope recovered from Mounts Bay
Nets, pots and rope recovered from Mounts Bay, Penzance
Julian Collison
Nov 19, 20241 min read
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Please consider using Easy Fundraising when doing your Christmas shopping and help Fathoms Free
Please sign up to Easy Fundraising and help raise funds for Fathoms Free whilst doing your Christmas shopping
Julian Collison
Nov 18, 20241 min read
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Big tangle of monofilament net recovered off of Looe Beach
We recovered a big tangle of monofilament net recovered just outside of Looe harbour that we found earlier in the year on a SeaSearch dive
Julian Collison
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Two Falmouth recoveries in one day
Two dive sites visited off of Falmouth. Net recovered from one of them and a lost pot from the other
Julian Collison
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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Floating ropes recovered off of Trevarvas Head
The last Saturday of July saw the team from Fathoms Free respond to another report of ghost gear in Mounts Bay, Cornwall. Our friends at...
Julian Collison
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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Ghost gear and marine litter removed from Mounts Bay wreck
This time the team recovered tangled net, ropes and a collection of general litter from a popular Penzance wreck diving site
Julian Collison
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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Multiple recoveries from the far south west of Cornwall
Our volunteers headed to the far south west of the County to recover ghost gear from the Runnel Stone reef
Julian Collison
Jul 2, 20241 min read
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What do we do with the nets we recover?
What do we do with the nets we recover? Read this article to learn more
Julian Collison
Feb 26, 20241 min read
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Large mono-filament net recovered from beneath the sea in St Austell Bay
On Sunday our volunteers recovered a large abandoned monofilament gill net in St. Austell Bay. The net was reported to Fathoms Free by...
Julian Collison
Feb 4, 20241 min read
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Local volunteer groups pull together to protect seals near Gorran Haven
Today one of our volunteer trustees Jules responded to a request for assistance and took Casper out to support a recovery of ghost gear....
Julian Collison
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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Huge net recovered in Mounts Bay (Penzance)
Yesterday we recovered a huge abandoned net in Mounts Bay. The deadly monofilament net was found by divers during a Cornwall Wildlife...
Julian Collison
Jan 15, 20242 min read
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Merry Christmas - and thank you to all our supporters
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at Fathoms Free! Huge thank you to all of our volunteers, partners and supporters!...
Julian Collison
Dec 24, 20231 min read
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When the weather is too poor and the sea too rough we still get the nets
This morning, two of our team responded to a report of a large amount of abandoned trawl net that had travelled up the river Yealm and...
Julian Collison
Nov 19, 20232 min read
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Terrible death toll in Plymouth Sound gill net
Yesterday our core team responded to a report from IFCA of an abandoned gill net in an area of Plymouth sound. Upon arrival, the team...
Julian Collison
Nov 12, 20232 min read
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