Ghost Gear in Our Oceans

Abandoned fishing nets, ropes, and traps — tracked and mapped by seafarers and volunteers through the Eyesea platform. Each report is a geotagged photograph submitted from the field.

Source: Eyesea Platform · Global Ghost Gear Initiative / FAO

Reports Inside Marine Protected Areas

Total MPA incidents 231

Cross-referenced against 16,657 MPAs in the Eyesea database.

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Ghost gear report — tangled rope on sand

Ghost gear report — netting and rope on beach

Ghost gear report — abandoned fishing line

Ghost gear report — tangled fishing gear

Field reports from Eyesea volunteers