Removal of derelict fishing gear has major economic impact
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Regional Impact Assessment of Derelict Fishing Gear in the Chesapeake Bay
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Ghost gear is capturing species at risk and lobster
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Report: derelict crab pots have impacts throughout Bay
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Land mines of the sea: Cleaning up lost fishing gear
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Removal of derelict fishing gear has major economic impact
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The ghosts in our ocean: lost and abandoned fishing gear is killing thousands of marine animals every year - Impakter
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Life cycle assessment (LCA) on waste management options for derelict fishing gear
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Virginia Marine Resources Commission –
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52 Blue crabs ideas blue crab, crab, chesapeake bay
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Why and Where? Fishing Gear Lost on the BC Coast - T Buck Suzuki Foundation
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Abandoned fishing gear must be included in Global Plastics Treaty, Ocean Conservancy says
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Recreational blue crab harvest in Maryland higher than current