34m ago
inDuring a job in the Caribbean, we found the seabed littered with old fishing nets.
You said it tangles gear, which is true, but that's just the start. Those old nets keep doing their job forever, which is called ghost fishing. They trap and kill fish, turtles, even whales long after they're lost. They also break down into microplastics that mess up the whole water. It's a full ecosystem problem, way bigger than just a hazard for divers.