What we do
Working around the world to end the needless suffering of animals by inspiring people to change animals’ lives for the better.
Sea Change: tackling ghost fishing gear
Our Sea Change campaign reduced the huge suffering caused by ‘ghost gear’ – abandoned fishing gear that turns oceans into death traps for sea animals.
Image credit: John Moncrieff
The ghost fishing gear crisis
Abandoned, lost and discarded nets, lines and traps are one of the biggest threats to our sea life.
A staggering 640,000 tonnes of gear is left in our oceans each year. That gear traps, injures, mutilates and kills hundreds of thousands of whales, seals, turtles and birds annually.
By bringing together governments, businesses and fishing organisations, we protected sea life and move towards a future free from the ghost fishing gear threat.
Image credit: Oliver Ridley Project
Ghost fishing gear: our work
As part of our Sea Change campaign, we worked in three ways to protect animals from ghost fishing gear. We:
- Brought together partners to stop gear being abandoned
- Supported new ways to remove ghost gear from the seas
- Helped to replicate successful local sea animal rescue efforts on a global scale
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