Divers for the Environment June 2020

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GHOST NETS THE DVDT MISSION SUCCESSES FEATURE ENG. ABDULLA MUHSEN ALI ALBLOOSHI – DUBAI VOLUNTARY DIVING TEAM

Ghost nets or silent killers, are fishing nets that have been lost, abandoned, or discarded at sea due to several reasons i.e. illegal fishing, bad weather conditions, lack of experience dealing with fishing nets, lack of information about the sea bottom, etc.

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