Marine mammal entangled in fishing gear beneath the water

Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing nets continue trapping and killing non-target marine species.

Next-gen Net

Let’s minimize undesired impact on marine life.

01 / Nets

Problem

Up to 86% of large floating plastic pollution in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is attributed to abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear.

Source: Lebreton et al., 2022, Scientific Reports.

Public-domain NOAA map, not a photograph of a continuous plastic island. Use does not imply NOAA endorsement.

02 / Nets

Solution

An upcoming development to address the harm caused by abandoned fishing nets while meeting the practical needs of the fishing industry (to make it applicable and a reality).

Are you interested? We are open for collaborations.

Fishing net gradually breaking down underwater

03 / Nets

Contact

Let’s di-solve this problem.