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Latin American fisheries agree to recycle 4,500t of ‘ghost nets’

The agreement aims to reduce the carbon footprint associated with using this raw material, clean the oceans from ghost nets and generate new recycled, value-added products

By María Feijóo | July 2, 2021 16:40 BST
Loggerhead turtle trapped in an abandoned drifting net, Balearic Channel, Mediterranean sea. Credit: World Animal Protection
Loggerhead turtle trapped in an abandoned drifting net, Balearic Channel, Mediterranean sea. Credit: World Animal Protection
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The Latin American Alliance for Sustainable Fishing and Food Security, ALPESCAS, and Chilean startup Bureo have signed a deal to recycle fishing nets and gear lost at sea.  [...]

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