FROM THE FIELD: Ghost in the seashell

UN Sustainable Development | May 31, 2021 at 6:40 AM

“Ghost fishing” occurs when abandoned fishing gear dumped in the ocean traps and kills fish or other underwater life, and it is causing devastation to marine environments, warns the UN food agency, FAO. The scale of the problem has now grown so great, that it needs to be tackled urgently, for the sake of both […]