Scientific analysis of ghost nets undertaken in the North and Adriatic Seas >Ghost Diving and Healthy Seas in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research embarked on a pilot initiative, to determine the ecological impact and sources of ghost nets recovered by volunteer divers in the North and the Adriatic Seas. A better understanding of these issues will ultimately…
Preliminary results of scientific activities at abandoned fish farm in Greece In June 2021, we carried out our biggest cleanup to date in collaboration with Healthy Seas. In 8 days, our team removed 76 tons of litter of an abandoned fish farm, from the seabed and coast of the Greek island Ithaca. Through this project we…
300KG of ghost nets were removed from wrecks in the German North Sea Surveys by wreck divers around the island of Norderney showed pollution from fishing activity is affecting the ecosystem of the German North Sea. Three of the many shipwrecks lying on the seabed in the area were revisited during 13-16 September and…
Trawler net recovered from MV Sirabuen shipwreck Last year, 17 May 2020 to be more precise, we conducted a survey on the shipwreck MV Sirabuen, which rests at 22m depth in the Dutch North Sea off the coast of IJmuiden. Here we found a complete trawl net, lost because it had snagged on parts of…
Ghost Diving UK lifts trawler net from SS Mars shipwreck On the 11th July 2021 the Ghost Diving UK north team were heading out to survey a local wreck known as the “dirty wreck” i.e. the firelight, which is renowned by local fisherman for having a lot of recreational fishing gear snagged on it. Unfortunately, local…
Lebanon’s biggest ghost gear cleanup till date Once again, it was time to hit the water, another duty call, another location, another epic mission in the warm Mediterranean waters of the Lebanese coastline. After rigorous scouting, the ghost diving Lebanon team in collaboration with the marine conscious minds at North Coast Divers, have successfully…
Teaming up with legendary explorer Mario Arena in Italy We teamed up with legendary underwater explorer Mario Arena who has been scouring the international and high seas for archeological artifacts since 1994. During June 27 – July 22, Mario and a team of 14 volunteer divers from The Society for the Documentation of Submerged Sites (SDSS) explored the…
Ghost gear surveys in Tynemouth UK Recently, Ghost Diving UK has been running surveys North and South of Tynemouth in the region of 20-45m. We have Identified a large trawler net by pure chance we couldn’t dive our intended target as it was fouled by some recreational fisherman who stubbornly remained on the spot, we…
MV MAKO’s maiden ghost gear recovery voyage The meet MAKO event in IJmuiden was wrapped up in style with MAKO’s maiden ghost net recovery voyage. Our volunteer divers descended to 22meters at the Breydon Widgeon wreck in the North Sea to recover a huge trawler net that was covering parts of the wreck together with pieces…
Meet MAKO in IJmuiden On July 22-25, friends and partners of Healthy Seas, Herpetofauna Foundation and We Are Nature, gathered in the Netherlands for a celebratory event. The long programme included a 2-day cleanup of the beautiful beach of IJmuiden, stepping on ‘MAKO’, our first ghost net recover vessel and meeting the Ghost Diving volunteers that run…