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HONOLULU “Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific’s currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of what they kill.
Fishing nets and other equipment floating in the ocean for years are responsible for damaging reefs and harming ocean animals. Researchers are trying to find out where it comes from.
Jennifer Lynch is something of an ocean detective. The Hawaii research biologist is supervising a massive study in which scientists are sorting through 21 tonnes of garbage-laden fishing nets that have washed up on Hawaii’s shores.
“Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific’s currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of what they kill.