DIVING NEW DEPTHS
Ghost Fishing UK, a conservation charity that helps clear the sea of dangerous, abandoned fishing gear, has been awarded ‘Best Plastic Campaign’ at this year’s Plastic Free Awards. The charity relies on volunteer divers, who are put through an intensive three-day training course to prepare them for the risky job of retrieving ghost nets. Working with estimations that 640,000 tonnes of fishing gear is lost to the sea each year, the charity has set up a system for vessels to report lost gear anonymously. Find out more at ghostfishing.co.uk/report.