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Large trawl net recovered from Watergate Bay - Newquay

Julian Collison

This afternoon two volunteers from Fathoms Free and Sea Shepherd UK - Ghostnet Campaign responded to a report received this morning of a net on Watergate Bay.

Despite the less than ideal weather of strong winds and rain, Luke and Elle took advantage of this afternoons low tide.

Luckily the slipway to the beach wasn't too far away, so the determined pair freed the net and dragged it to the bottom. Then they were able to drive a vehicle down to recover the net. The net will be recycled with Odyssey Innovation Ltd Net Regeneration scheme.

The net also had goose barnacles growing on it, so had spent some time at sea before arriving on our shores.


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Fathoms Free is a group of volunteer divers who protect marine wildlife and the environment for everyone's benefit by removing ALDFG (abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear) and other marine debris from the coastal waters of Cornwall and Devon.

ALDFG is also known as ghost gear or ghost fishing gear, as it continues to "fish," entangling, trapping, and killing wildlife indiscriminately. These trapped animals will die and act as bait, attracting more wildlife in a vicious cycle of death until the ghost gear is removed from the environment.

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Fathoms free are a registered charity.

UK charity number 1192613

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