Ghostfishing.org

“Derelict fishing gear, sometimes referred to as “ghost gear,” is any discarded, lost, or abandoned, fishing gear in the environment. This gear continues to fish and trap animals, entangle and potentially kill marine life, smother habitat, and act as a hazard to navigation. Derelict fishing gear, such as nets or traps and pots, is one of the main types of debris impacting the marine environment today.“

National ocean service, NOAA

A little about Heather;

Heather Hamza – has been diving since 1993, originally certified in New York. After diving there for many years she moved to the west coast, and started diving in Southern California with her diving team Los Angeles Underwater Explorers. Heather became interested in GUE technical diving in 2009, and is now trained in cave and technical wreck diving.. She began cleaning up ghost nets in 2010 and it wasn’t too long until she was recruiting teams and organizing trips. Heather loves all kinds of diving- recreational, technical, cave- but her favourite dives involve helping the ocean & protecting her treasures. – See more at: http://www.ghostfishing.org/team/#sthash.o48MoCmB.dpuf