By Wa Lone TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada said on Monday it helped pay for the removal of 695 metric tons of lost fishing gear in Atlantic Canada, which was hit by storm Fiona in 2022. The storm surge swept up fishing equipment such as nets and rope, k.
By Wa Lone TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada said on Monday it helped pay for the removal of 695 metric tons of lost fishing gear in Atlantic Canada, which was hit by storm Fiona in 2022. The storm surge swept up fishing equipment such as nets and rope, k.
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Abandoned fishing gear, often called "ghost gear," is breaking down in our oceans and adding to the problems brought by plastics and microplastics. But there was a recent effort to get the United Nations to enforce tougher regulations, and a coalition announced new funding to remove some debris in the Gulf of Maine. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
Climate change is the top cause of ocean distress, scientists say, and the message is getting through to governments. People are taking action; is it enough?