Browsing GGGI Community Practices by Subject "Human activity"

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    • Gear marking in Indonesian small-scale fisheries: a Pilot Project Case Study. 

      Global Ghost Gear Initiative (Global Ghost Gear Initiative, 2019)
      Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), also known as ‘ghost gear’ accounts for approximately 10% of marine debris and has serious impacts on marine wildlife, habitats and fish stocks. ALDFG may ...

    • Report on good practices to prevent and reduce marine plastic litter from fishing activities. 

      Giskes, Ingrid; Baziuk, Joel; Pragnell-Raasch, Hannah; Perez Roda, Amparo (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & International Maritime Organization, Rome, Italy & London, UK, 2022)
      This report provides an overview of the status of fishing-related marine plastic litter, focusing specifically on abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG or “ghost gear”) and evaluating its impact and ...