Meet Hong Kong’s ‘ghost net hunter’ who is saving the city’s sea life

Photo caption: This tangled mass is enclosing a turtle illustrating the dangers of ghost nets and marine debris to ocean life. Photographer: Donna Knutson, Horizon Middle School, Bismarck, ND. Credit: NOAA Teacher at Sea, NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette. CC BY 2.0. Article by Rebecca Cairns. CNN – November 10, 2021.

(CNN) – Built up from fishing communities into a major international port, Hong Kong has a rich maritime history stretching back hundreds of years. Beneath the surface of its coastal waters, though, lurks a haunting threat to its marine life.

Ghost nets, or ghost gear, are abandoned or lost fishing equipment. They float through the ocean, trapping and killing wildlife, snagging on boats, and even threatening divers.

One local scuba diver saw the problem and decided to take matters into his own hands. […]

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