Derelict Fishing Gear - San Juan

Loading...

Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon
Upgrade to the latest Flash Player for improved playback performance. Upgrade now or more info.
6,691
Loading...
Alert icon
Sign in or sign up now!
Alert icon

Uploaded by on May 29, 2007

Underwater footage of the impact of derelict fishing gear on the marine environment, San Juan County, Washington.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

License:

Standard YouTube License

  • likes, 0 dislikes

Link to this comment:

Share to:
see all

All Comments (5)

Sign In or Sign Up now to post a comment!
  • Learn more about efforts to remove derelict fishing gear, and the economic benefits of doing it, at the website of the SeaDoc Society.

  • Even worse than the derelict nets are the ones that are still being used. They kill a lot more marine life.

  • I would like to see every fishing net tagged with the owner 's ID, and they need to be responsible for retrieving it.

  • Was the net eventually removed from the ocean?

    According to the local authorities there's about 35 miles of "ghost net" like this one just floating around. The size and type of net is the only real determining factors on where it came from, and without sounding racist, the majority of ghost nets hauled out come from thailand and surrounding regions. Net CANNOT be discarded into the ocean.

  • THATS JUST AS BAD AS LEAKING OIL INTO THE SEA but no one can see it so nothing is done,please tell me there are plans to clear the fishing gear,or at the very least tied up to minimise the impact

  • Loading comment...
Loading...

Alert icon
0 / 00Unsaved Playlist Return to active list
    1. Your queue is empty. Add videos to your queue using this button:
      or sign in to load a different list.
    Loading...Loading...Saving...
    • Clear all videos from this list
    • Learn more