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More ghost gear recovered from the shore - Hayle this time

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 ready for recycling.

Despite all the seats being down and every inch of the car loaded with gear, two broken pots had to stay behind in the car park for collection later this weekend.

Great work Elle for ensuring another tangled mess of ghost gear is removed from the marine environment!  



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Fathoms Free is a group of volunteer divers who protect marine wildlife and the environment for everyone's benefit by removing ALDFG (abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear) and other marine debris from the coastal waters of Cornwall and Devon.

ALDFG is also known as ghost gear or ghost fishing gear, as it continues to "fish," entangling, trapping, and killing wildlife indiscriminately. These trapped animals will die and act as bait, attracting more wildlife in a vicious cycle of death until the ghost gear is removed from the environment.

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Fathoms free are a registered charity.

UK charity number 1192613

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