webinars OCTO (Open Communications for the Ocean <https://www.octogroup.org>) and the EBM Tools Network.
*Tuesday, September 18, **4 pm US EDT/1 pm US PDT/8 pm UTC*
*Tackling ghost gear in hot spot areas: How innovative partnerships are
helping developing countries address lost and abandoned fishing gear** by
Ingrid Giskes and Joel Baziuk of the Global Ghost Gear Initiative and Nick
Mallos from Ocean Conservancy?s Trash Free Seas? Program. *The Global Ghost
Gear Initiative is a cross-sectoral alliance working to tackle the problem
of ghost fishing gear worldwide by building evidence, catalyzing
sustainable solutions, and promoting best practice. In this webinar, we
will discuss new ground-breaking partnerships that we are fostering to
scale-up efforts. We will also highlight some new innovative solution
projects that we have rolled out in developing countries, including in
Indonesia, Myanmar, and the wider South Pacific region. Finally, we will
touch on the external opportunities that we see to further leverage the
issue of ghost gear. This webinar complements our previous webinar Ghost
Fishing Gear: The Global Problem and the Global Solution
held
on April 10, 2018. Webinar cosponsored by MarineDebris. Info and the EBM
Tools Network (co-coordinated by NatureServe and OCTO). *Register for the
via CoralList