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October 24, 2018

Watch: Ghost gear is haunting the oceans

Soldierfish caught in a ghost fishing net
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A terrifying phantom stalks the seas. It’s ghost gear: lost or abandoned fishing nets, lines and traps. Marine life can get tangled and die in this derelict gear, long after people have forgotten it’s out there. Creepy.