Ghost Net Awareness Bracelet

Abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear, called ALDFG or “ghost gear” for short, is the deadliest type of plastic pollution in our oceans today—and human intervention is the only way to get them out
More than 100 million pounds of commercial fishing gear is abandoned, lost, or discarded into the ocean every year. 
Abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear (ALDFG for short) includes everything from 10,000-pound fishing nets to miles-long fishing lines as well as hooks, buoys, traps, and dredges. 
Some gear is lost accidentally, either swept away during a storm, cut loose by other maritime traffic, or torn away when it’s snagged on rocks, coral, or other debris on the seafloor. 
And some is lost on purpose. For instance, old and worn out gear may be cut free or tossed overboard when there are no disposal facilities available. It may also be cut loose to hide evidence of illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing activity.
Often called “ghost gear” because it continues to fish long after humans lose control of it, ALDFG is the deadliest type of plastic pollution in our oceans today—and human intervention is the only way to get it out.