Successes and results
New recycling depot in Ucluelet, British Columbia
In 2020, a recycling depot specifically designed for ocean plastics, including end-of-life fishing gear was built in Ucluelet, B.C. The recycling depot is now operational and turning ghost gear plastic into plastic pellets that will be used in the manufacturing of secondary plastic products, including kayaks. Additional fishing gear recycling opportunities are being developed in Powel River, B.C.
Nootka Sound ghost gear cleanup project
Fisheries and Oceans Canada partnered with the Coastal Restoration Society and local First Nations to remove abandoned shellfish aquaculture sites across Vancouver Island.
Gear Innovation Summit 2020
The Gear Innovation Summit took place in Halifax in February 2020, and included a trade show focused on technological solutions and industry innovation to mitigate ghost gear. The Summit provided an opportunity for harvesters, technical experts, non-government and government agencies, to share information and learn about innovative technologies and programming aimed to the prevention, reduction, and retrieval of ghost gear and reduce the impact of fishing activities on marine mammals.
Photo gallery
Canadian Coast Guard ship participating in Operation Ghost.
Canadian Coast Guard ship removing fishing gear from the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Collection of retrieved traps on CSR GeoSurveys Ltd vessel.
CSR GeoSurveys Ltd removing abandoned or lost netting from the ocean.
Underwater vehicle next to member of Centre de recherche sur les milieux insulaires et maritimes (CERMIM). Photo by: LDGIZC-UQAR.
Collection of rope retreived by Ocean Legacy.
Natural Resources Consultants scuba diver preparing to collect ghost gear.
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