Canada announces new initiatives to reduce ghost gear and contribute to healthier oceans
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.
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.
Our oceans are amazing, but these vibrant ecosystems are in crisis.
This story begins when two baby harbour seals were found injured along the coast of Maine. Orchard, a male seal pup, weighed only 17 pounds when he was found. His body was covered in lesions and one of his rear flippers was broken. Higgins, a female pup, weighed only 28 pounds and had a severe eye infection which...
2015 was an exciting year for our Sea Change campaign, protecting animals from ghost fishing gear and finding sustainable solutions. Here we take a look back...
Ministers from around the world have confirmed their commitment to help protect the world’s oceans and its fisheries
World Animal Protection welcomes the $700,000 Australian Environment Minister Greg Hunt has announced to clean up the Great Barrier Reef.
The ghost fishing gear crisis ‘Ghost gear’ – lost or abandoned fishing equipment - is one of the biggest threats to marine animals in our oceans. A staggering 640,000 tonnes of ghost gear is left in our oceans each year – more than one tonne every minute! Ghost gear traps, injures, mutilates and kills more than...
Leaders from the fishing industry, the private sector (including seafood and recycling companies), research and funding institutions, government agencies, and...
Last week, we presented recommendations to tackle ghost gear at the National Marine Litter Policy Conference in Vanuatu.
On World Oceans Day we should all take a moment to reflect on the important role the oceans play in keeping our planet alive.
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