Today, before she went to work, one of our team members tackled a large tangled mess of ghost gear that had washed up on Hayle beach. Yesterday afternoon, a dog walker spotted the tangled pile of ropes and pots, not far from the Cove Cafe , Hayle. With her morning free before work, Elle headed down armed with her dive knife and a dumpy builder's one-tonne bag. A few hours later, she returned home with her back seats down and a car rammed full of ghost gear separated out and r

Today, the team tackled a large tangled mess of ghost gear that had washed up on Looe beach. While we were at the Cornwall Wildlife Trust  Your Shore Network conference yesterday, multiple reports from members of the public came in about the monstrous mess. As we were in the complete opposite direction in St Ives, we dropped a message to Fathoms Free volunteer Tom, who runs Dive Looe , to see if he could check it out. He popped straight down and reported back that some people

Today we attended another brilliant, inspirational Cornwall Wildlife Trust  Your Shore Network conference. This year, the event was held at Tregenna Castle overlooking St Ives Bay. The annual event is always a fantastic way to start the year, with a full day of listening to what others have been up to the year before and what they have planned for the year ahead. Luke g ave a short talk about what Fathoms Free has been up to since our last visit, and it was an excellent oppor

Some of our team will be at the Go Diving Show again this year, and our very own Luke Bullus will be there on stage in amonst the big names like Steve Backshaw, Chris Lemons, LIzzie Daly, Andy Torbet and Liz Parkinson where he will be discussing ocean conservation, Kernow Dive Festival and why collaboration across the diving and conservation communities is key! If you’re a diver or care about the ocean, we'd love you to come along and be part of the conversation. The weekend