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Biodegradable fishing gear: part of the solution to ghost fishing and marine pollution

Biodegradable fishing gear: part of the solution to ghost fishing and marine pollution Animal Conservation. Print ISSN 1367-9430 COMMENTARY Biodegradable fishing gear: part of the solution to ghost fishing and marine pollution E. Gilman Pelagic Ecosystems Research Group, Honolulu, HI, USA Correspondence Eric Gilman, Pelagic Ecosystems Research Group, 3661 Loulu Street, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. Email: fisheriesresearchgroup@gmail.com doi: 10.1111/acv.12298 Abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) cause abandoned; at a site with low energy, low likelihood of substantial ecological and socioeconomic problems. Ghost being disabled by a passing vessel or fishing gear and with fishing occurs when ALDFG continues to catch and kill limited biofoulers, debris and particulate matter; and when organisms, which can contribute to compromising the viabil- they become entangled on objects that hold the net in place ity of some populations of at-risk species (Kaiser et al., (Kaiser et al., 1996; Gilman et al., 2016). The experimental 1996; IWC, 2013; Gilman, 2015; Gilman et al., 2016). Mor- twine, when wet, had a similar breaking strength but was talities from ghost fishing are a source of wastage and stiffer than the conventional nylon monofilament. Despite reduce the economic viability of the fishing sector. Ghost being stiffer, which could be expected to reduce fishing effi- fishing removes as much as 30% http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Animal Conservation Wiley

Biodegradable fishing gear: part of the solution to ghost fishing and marine pollution

Gilman, E.
Animal Conservation , Volume 19 (4) – Aug 1, 2016
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Animal Conservation. Print ISSN 1367-9430 COMMENTARY Biodegradable fishing gear: part of the solution to ghost fishing and marine pollution E. Gilman Pelagic Ecosystems Research Group, Honolulu, HI, USA Correspondence Eric Gilman, Pelagic Ecosystems Research Group, 3661 Loulu Street, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. Email: fisheriesresearchgroup@gmail.com doi: 10.1111/acv.12298 Abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) cause abandoned; at a site with low energy, low likelihood of substantial ecological and socioeconomic problems. Ghost being disabled by a passing vessel or fishing gear and with fishing occurs when ALDFG continues to catch and kill limited biofoulers, debris and particulate matter; and when organisms, which can contribute to compromising the viabil- they become entangled on objects that hold the net in place ity of some populations of at-risk species (Kaiser et al., (Kaiser et al., 1996; Gilman et al., 2016). The experimental 1996; IWC, 2013; Gilman, 2015; Gilman et al., 2016). Mor- twine, when wet, had a similar breaking strength but was talities from ghost fishing are a source of wastage and stiffer than the conventional nylon monofilament. Despite reduce the economic viability of the fishing sector. Ghost being stiffer, which could be expected to reduce fishing effi- fishing removes as much as 30%

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