Ghost Diving Egypt teams up with Healthy Seas Over the last couple of weeks, the Healthy Seas team joined volunteers from Ghost Diving Egypt and kicked off our collaboration to cleanup the sea around Dahab. Our aim is to help rid the Red Sea of ghost gear and raise public awareness on the growing marine litter problem. Five…
Cleanup Zegerplas in Alphen a/d Rijn The Netherlands Ghost Divers are slowly forged for a clear reason: The removal of fishing gear, mainly big fishing nets should not be underestimated. The starting point is to have confidence in a team activity, being a team player and to be able to perform an (often complicated)…
Ghost Diving Germany is established After we had already completed several successful projects in German waters, it had to be done, we settled in Germany! An enthusiastic group or technical divers has organized and will further shape Ghost Diving Germany. They will focus on activities in German waters but of course also participate in…
First ghost gear tests conducted with Deeptrekker ROV When we set a trend in cleaning up lost fishing gear with divers, we focused on conducting this activity in the most safe way. After years of testing, training and building up experience, we have managed to build up a solid set of standard procedures that…
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…