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…
Regular ghost gear maintenance SS Trevier & REM3 On July 18, the Dutch team returned to the S.S. Trevier for regular maintenance dives, this is the perfect opportunity for us to train with new volunteer divers to gain experience, as we know this dive site very well and have been working here for years to get…
A pilot project in Cyprus In its continuous efforts to help clean the seas from the fishing industry’s negative impact, Ghost Diving Lebanon looked across the Mediterranean Sea to Cyprus, its neighboring island. After getting intel from locals about discarded fishing gear at multiple locations around the island, especially in areas where green sea turtles nest…
Forming Ghost Diving Germany To setup a local Ghost Diving chapter is quite easy. To form a team, that is able to fulfil the task is quite a different matter, especially when there is a global pandemic and rules of engagements are strict. Following the motto “Train hard, fight easy” Ghost Diving Germany performed some training…
North Sea Survey Report: MV Queenford The locations of lost fishing gear in the North Sea are reported to us in various ways. We usually receive these locations in person from divers and fishermen, but we also receive them through the ghost gear report form on our website. In addition, we set out with our survey…
Epic sea cleanup restores pristine beauty of Greek island with removal of 76 tons of debris In just over a week, a team of 45, most of which volunteers including 20 divers, undertook an unprecedented cleanup removing 76 tons of debris from the sea, coastline, and 4 beaches on the Southwest of Ithaca, an…
Ghost Diving Poland opens exhibition in Gdynia In cooperation with the volunteers from Ghost Diving Poland and Healthy Seas the long-term exhibit “Ghost Nets” at the Gdynia Aquarium opened this weekend. The kick-off event was a great success with children being engaged in little rescue and release missions. On Saturday and Sunday 3 workshops a day were offered…