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Canadian project recognized as a winner of this year’s Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Solutions Award
21/03/2022
Alongside Ocean Conservancy’s Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) and the Joanna Toole Foundation, we are so proud to announce the winners of the third annual...
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Award for fund to protect sea animals in memory of Joanna Toole opens for second year
08/06/2020
This World Oceans Day (June 8) entries are open for the second annual Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Solutions Award, which is presented to the project that shows...
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Protecting ocean wildlife: Winners of the first Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Solutions Award announced
11/02/2020
An award to honour oceans advocate Joanna Toole, whose life was tragically taken in the Ethiopian airlines crash in March 2019, today announces its winners
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Canada announces new initiatives to reduce ghost gear and contribute to healthier oceans
26/06/2019
The global ghost gear crisis is one of the biggest and deadliest threats to ocean animals, contributing up to 70% of macro-plastics in the ocean.
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New award in memory of extraordinary ocean advocate Joanna Toole
08/06/2019
This World Oceans Day, we are announcing an award to fund work protecting sea animals, in honour of our friend and former campaigner, Joanna (Jo) Toole, who...
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Ghost gear still plaguing ocean wildlife, but big business is making improvements
22/03/2019
The second edition of our Ghosts Beneath the Waves report shows which fishing companies are moving to protect marine animals – and why others must act now
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In memory of Jo Toole, an extraordinary protector of marine animals
11/03/2019
On March 10th, we tragically lost a friend and colleague - and animals lost one of their most passionate advocates. But Jo Toole's vital work for wildlife will...
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We influence the Vanuatu action plan to help animals
02/02/2019
Last week, we presented recommendations to tackle ghost gear at the National Marine Litter Policy Conference in Vanuatu.
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Tesco, Lidl and Nestlé join fight against fishing gear left in our oceans
22/11/2018
We've moved supermarkets Tesco and Lidl, and the world’s biggest food company Nestlé, to tackle 'ghost gear'. The companies are joining our Global Ghost Gear...
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Canada joins the fight against ghost gear
20/09/2018
Marine animals in Canada will soon be getting more protection as Canada has signed on to the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI)
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