11/07/2023
Can you help, As some of you know in my spare time im a volunteer diver called for a charity called Ghost Fishing UK, and this year we are going to the Shetland islands for our biggest mission yet, a week long project in August.
Aviva are tripling any donations made by the public to help fund the mission. Here is our fundraising campaign video https://www.ghostfishing.co.uk
Donations can be made here https://www.ghostfishing.co.uk/shetland-project-2023/
Ghost Fishing UK is an award-winning British registered charity (no: 1174396)
Ghost Fishing UK is dedicated to removing Abandoned, Lost, and Discarded Fishing Gear known as ‘Ghost Gear’.
The organisation consists of volunteer scuba divers, with extensive training in advanced diving practices, specifically in relation to minimising the impact on the environment.🌿
Our purpose is to remove, where possible, lethal entanglement hazards to marine life and scuba divers from the marine environment.
It is a challenging and difficult task. Ghost gear is typically entangled in reefs and wrecks, and its removal can be complicated.🌞
The removal technique involves divers attaching bags to the gear, which the diver fills with air, making them float. The divers then cut the gear free as close to the seabed as possible. Great care is needed to ensure that the diver does not become entangled with the equipment. This involves a high degree of teamwork, coordination and discipline🐠
