Global Ghost Gear Initiative

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FISHING’S 
PLASTIC PROBLEM
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Macroplastic is 
any plastic larger 
than 5mm
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ABANDONED, LOST OR DISCARDED FISHING GEAR OR 
“GHOST GEAR” CAN CAUSE WIDE-RANGING PROBLEMS 
FOR MARINE LIFE, AND CAN PERSIST IN THE ENVIRONMENT 
FOR UP TO 600 YEARS
92% OF ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN MARINE ANIMALS 
AND DEBRIS CAN CAUSE LETHAL PROBLEMS, 
INCLUDING INGESTION AND ENTANGLEMENT
 of the weight of macroplastics 
 in the ocean is fishing-related
Every year, 
tonnes of ghost gear enters our oceans. 
That’s as heavy as two Empire State Buildings
640,000
 70%