Divers remove 'ghost gear' the size of a soccer field from marine-protected area in Mexico
by editors@theworld.org (Hannah Chanatry) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6ZYM1)
Divers have successfully removed a single, abandoned fishing net from a marine-protected area off the coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico. It's one of the largest pieces of so-called "ghost gear" ever recorded, stretching about 300 feet; it took 17 divers 3 days to remove it from the sea. The World's Host Marco Werman spoke with lead diver Edgardo Ochoa about the effort, the impact of "ghost gear" and what solutions exist to reduce the problem.