Large trawl net recovered from Falmouth wreck
Last weekend our team comprising volunteers from Fathoms Free and Sea Shepherd UK - Ghostnet Campaign were busy recovering ghost gear...
Julian Collison
- Jun 20
SS Hellopes cleaned up in Mounts Bay
This evening our team were busy recovering ghost gear from the SS Hellopes in Mounts Bay, Penzance, Cornwall, which had been reported to...
Julian Collison
- May 7
Wrasse pots recovered from Plymouth Sound
This weekend our team were busy recovering the wrasse traps which had been reported to us by IFCA. It was great to have new members Dave...
Julian Collison
- Nov 19, 2021
Fathoms Free are a founding member of UK Ghost Gear Coalition
Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), otherwise known as ghost gear, has been receiving more and more attention in recent...
Julian Collison
- Oct 29, 2021
Fathoms Free are now able to supply clothing with the Fathoms Free logo
We have been asked quite a lot lately about Fathoms Free T-Shirts an other clothing, so we are really pleased to share our new store with...
Julian Collison
- Jul 24, 2021
A new base for Fathoms Free
For the last couple of years, we at Fathoms Free have been storing our pickup truck, boat and box trailer in a small field. It wasn't...
Julian Collison
- Jul 9, 2021
Finally the SS Epsilon, aka 'The Dirty Wreck' is clear of ghost gear
Saturday 10th July Fathoms Free organised the clearing of ghost gear and marine debris from the SS Epsilon. This wreck was notorious for...
Julian Collison
- Apr 17, 2021
Successsful Ghost Gear and litter recovery on the SS Stanwood Wreck
Sunday 18th April saw another successful ghost gear recovery, this time from the wreck of the SS Stanwood in the Carrick Roads, Falmouth....
Julian Collison
- Apr 6, 2021
Rope and monofilament net recovered from Falmouth Wreck
Tuesday 6th April 2021 - Despite the far from ideal conditions and temperatures normally seen in the middle of winter, five of us set out...
Julian Collison
- Mar 20, 2021
Large amount of net and monofilament line recovered from Watergate Bay, Newquay
20th March 2021, another success story and a great example of how teamwork and collaboration between charities pays off! Fathoms Free...
Julian Collison
- Mar 18, 2021
Large net recovered from the beach near Hayle, Cornwall
On 16th March 2021 Fathoms Free received a ghost net report via our website from a member of the public who had spotted a large trawl net...
Julian Collison
- Mar 11, 2021
Generous donation received from Plymouth based Drayton Controls
Fathoms Free are very pleased to be this years selected charity for Plymouth based Drayton Controls. As part of their annual selected...
Julian Collison
- Mar 11, 2021
Rotary Club of Tiverton & Simon Reeve make for a successful fundraising event
Recently the lovely members of the Rotary Club of Tiverton organised a fundraising event with Simon Reeve on Zoom. Simon entertained over...
Julian Collison
- Feb 17, 2021
Two more monofilament nets safely removed from the sea in Falmouth
In the afternoon of 15th February we received a report that a ghost net had washed ashore on Castle Beach, Falmouth. The photographs...
Julian Collison
- Feb 14, 2021
Fathoms Free are now registered for Gift Aid - donations go 25% further
Following closely after our charity registration, Fathoms Free are now registered with the HMRC for Gift Aid. If you have donated to us...
Julian Collison
- Dec 11, 2020
More ghost gear recovered from the Coroni River wreck in Falmouth Bay
Following a report last weekend of ghost gear on the Coroni River wreck in Falmouth bay, a team of volunteers took advantage of a weather...
Julian Collison
- Dec 3, 2020
Fathoms Free is now a registered charity
After a lot of hard work by the John, Nat and Jules as the Trustees, Fathoms Free is at last a registered charity with the UK Charities...
Julian Collison
- Sep 12, 2020
Fathoms Free ghost net recovery featured on BB2
In early September 2020 Fathoms Free volunteers were filmed for the BBC 2 two-part series 'Cornwall with Simon Reeve' recovering a 200m...
Zillah Robertson
- Sep 2, 2019
Sea Shepherd UK launch the first accredited ‘Ghostnet Recovery’ course
16/08/19 https://www.seashepherd.org.uk/news-and-commentary/news/sdi-and-ssuk-first-ghostnet-recovery-course.html?fbclid=IwAR2pI1ktgV4jy6...
Zillah Robertson
- Sep 2, 2019
The Amazing Ghost Net Dress
31/10/18 Fathoms Free are delighted to have one of our team members Nat, model the amazing #Ghostnetdress created by the insanely...