Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), otherwise known as ghost gear, has been receiving more and more attention in recent...

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...

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...

Saturday 10th July Fathoms Free organised the clearing of ghost gear and marine debris from the SS Epsilon. This wreck was notorious for...

Sunday 18th April saw another successful ghost gear recovery, this time from the wreck of the SS Stanwood in the Carrick Roads, Falmouth....

Tuesday 6th April 2021 - Despite the far from ideal conditions and temperatures normally seen in the middle of winter, five of us set out...

20th March 2021, another success story and a great example of how teamwork and collaboration between charities pays off! Fathoms Free...

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...

Fathoms Free are very pleased to be this years selected charity for Plymouth based Drayton Controls. As part of their annual selected...

Recently the lovely members of the Rotary Club of Tiverton organised a fundraising event with Simon Reeve on Zoom. Simon entertained over...

In the afternoon of 15th February we received a report that a ghost net had washed ashore on Castle Beach, Falmouth. The photographs...

Following closely after our charity registration, Fathoms Free are now registered with the HMRC for Gift Aid. If you have donated to us...

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...

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...

In early September 2020 Fathoms Free volunteers were filmed for the BBC 2 two-part series 'Cornwall with Simon Reeve' recovering a 200m...

16/08/19 https://www.seashepherd.org.uk/news-and-commentary/news/sdi-and-ssuk-first-ghostnet-recovery-course.html?fbclid=IwAR2pI1ktgV4jy6...

31/10/18 Fathoms Free are delighted to have one of our team members Nat, model the amazing #Ghostnetdress created by the insanely...