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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. ....
“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. ....
“Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific's currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of what ....
“Ghost nets” from unknown origins drift among the Pacific Ocean’s currents, threatening sea creatures and littering shorelines with the entangled remains of what they kill. Lost or discarded at sea, sometimes decades ago, this fishing gear continues to wreak havoc on marine life and coral reefs in Hawaii. Researchers are now conducting detective work to trace this harmful debris back to fisheries and manufacturers, and that requires extensive analysis on vast numbers of ghost nets. The major concern is that derelict gear, long after it has gone adrift, keeps killing fish and other wildlife such as endangered Hawaiian monk seals, said Drew McWhirter, ....