Removing ghost nets caught on reefs near Negombo, Sri Lanka. A day of bad visibility made worse when moving the nets.
Sri Lanka January 2025
But if you remove the ghost nets, wouldn't the reefs get haunted by ghosts?
this post was submitted on 01 Mar 2025
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Ghosts eventually run out of air and move up to haunt the surface.
Great work!
Thanks. It was a shame to see how many dead spider conchs were trapped in these nets.
ok
But.. but then what will stop the ghosts from attacking the fish???
(Seriously, though, getting rid of those nets is a very good thing.)
Lots of things get caught and die in them and as strange as it sounds you can smell or maybe taste the rot underwater.
Yeah, I'm familiar enough to understand how bad they are. It must be grueling work, but it's good that you're doing it.
Definitely worth it.
This one is the wrong size, the ghosts were slipping through.