Fishing net litter on beaches: what can be done to prevent this? - WUR

Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing nets floating around at sea and washing up on beaches in the Arctic and North-East Atlantic Ocean regions are a persistent problem. Based on the findings of a new study by Wageningen University & Research into the sources and pathways of such litter, it was found that most can be prevented by improving waste management practices on board bottom trawling vessels.

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A group of fishermen is pulling out the fishing nets onto the