Ghost gear vessel M/V MAKO is launched In December last year, asset manager DWS has donated to Healthy Seas to help this important marine protection organization buy its own vessel M/V MAKO. DWS has supported Healthy Seas since 2019 and as a result several sea clean-ups were organized in Europe in cooperation with Ghost Diving, one of the founding partners of Healthy…
Dutch Ghost Diving volunteers cleanup local lake Nieuwe Meer Did you know that our passionate volunteers are committed to more than just removing ghost gear? Certainly in times when we sail out less, such as in the winter months, we are also active in cleaning up inland waters. Last week our volunteer team gathered…
Ghost Diving UK completes its first survey and recovery The time has finally come, after the launch of Ghost Diving United Kingdom in February, it was time for their initial surveys dives and recovery operations last week. The brand new team has prepared well in recent weeks, in close contact with the other chapters they have…
Regular cleanups continue in the Adriatic During the weekend of March 21, there was regular cleaning on the reefs of Krnica in Croatia. Ghost Diving Adriatic again got help from several international support divers and managed to remove 150m lines in a few days, along with 100m gill net and 5 lost fish cages.…
Healthy Seas Web lab: Ghost Gear From Retrieval to Root Cause At its core, the relationship between divers and fishermen is key when it comes to the global fight against ghost gear. Without communication and collaboration, the dump and retrieval cycle is bottomless. Two figures who are behind forging those connections, building trust between…
Craypot recovery Taputeranga Marine Reserve, New Zealand The Taputeranga Marine Reserve was officially opened on the South Coast of Wellington, New Zealand in September 2008, cov ers 855 hectares and includes all foreshore along its northern face. Being a Marine Reserve, removal of any life from the area is prohibited. On 5 November 2020, Rob…
Monofilament fishing net removal Chekka Lebanon Ghost Diving Lebanon’s chapter started the year on the right foot despite the pandemic and the issues that have been following everyone for the past year. “Extreme times” is how we describe or define what the globe has been passing through, nevertheless the fight to pursue ocean clean-ups and…
Q&A with Ghost Diving founder Pascal van Erp Our founder, Pascal van Erp, has been interviewed by Scuba Diver Magazine for their recurring Q&A column. The questions that were discussed are of course about Ghost Diving, our partner organization Healthy Seas and the history behind all this. But this time also some questions of a personal nature. The…
Generous donation received from TenneT and HSM Offshore Recently, our Dutch diving team received a generous donation from TenneT and HSM Offshore B.V. Both organizations are working with contractors on Safety with their Safety Incentive Program. Together with contractor HSM Offshore, they raised an amount that has been allocated to charities to encourage safe working. During the construction…
Ghost Diving is back in the UK After a brief absence last year, several British technical divers have regrouped and re-established a Ghost Diving chapter in the United Kingdom. It will be dealt with more thoroughly from the start, so there will be two teams within Ghost Diving United Kingdom, each operating in their own area…