Up from the spooky depths: Ghost Gear program takes tonnes of lost fishing gear from N.L.'s coastal waters, but it's just a start
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Tracy Slaney on LinkedIn: Fisheries Field Representative B, Strategic Staffing
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Marine Debris Program participates in North America Trilateral Roundtable on Ghost Gear
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Building evidence around ghost gear: Global trends and analysis for sustainable solutions at scale - ScienceDirect
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Building evidence around ghost gear: Global trends and analysis for sustainable solutions at scale - ScienceDirect
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The Spooky Truth About Ghost Fishing
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The Global Ghost Gear Initiative - Ocean Conservancy
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Ghost fishing' days are over for 59 lobster traps off P.E.I. shores
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Ghost Gear Recovery
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50,000 Lbs of Ghost Gear Removed from NL Waters
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The Future of Ghost Gear Looks Less Haunting with Side Scan Sonar Intervention
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New regional coalition will remove ghost gear from Gulf of Maine
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The Global Ghost Gear Initiative - Ocean Conservancy