The Fight Against Ghost Nets in the Indian Ocean
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What Are Ghost Nets?
Learn about ghost nets and their threats to marine life
Threats of Ghost Fishing
A short movie about ghost fishing
Found a Net?
Report your ghost net data here
How long has that net been drifting?
As part of his PhD at the University of Derby, our founder and CEO, Martin Stelfox, has been exploring different techniques to age drifting ghost nets found in the Maldives. It is not currently known how long nets drift before being stranded or found. If an answer to this…
ORP-Pakistan update
ORP’s Pakistan project has taken positive strides thanks to the local fishing community at Rehmangoth in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan. With a population of around 2000 people and 300 fishing boats, the community of Rehmangoth is our pilot-project site, as we develop ways to minimise fishing gear and…