Fishing litter travels nearly 3,000 miles

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World Animal Protection

It’s not always easy finding the source of litter and ghost fishing gear in the marine environment. By working with our partners in Scotland, we were able to find out that traps from North America were washing up along the Scottish coast.

http://www.worldanimalprotection.us.org/news/fishing-litter-travels-nearly-3000-miles-north-america-scotland


Play our new game: Ghost Gear Dodge!
Dear Supporter,

Earlier this month we launched our first online game: Ghost Gear Dodge. The game aims to educate people to make a Sea Change for marine animals by highlighting the risks ghost fishing gear poses to these sea creatures – through a friendly game!

How to play Ghost Gear Dodge:

• Visit ghostgear.worldanimalprotection.org and play on your computer or mobile phone
http://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url.id=421392&ea.campaigner.email=%2BZ8UQK8mIN4uNBem%2Biz05FESkN1MQhKC&ea.campaigner.id=OcjgvekvCAGZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0

• Click/tap to swim up & release to swim down to avoid getting caught in ghost gear

• Sign up at the end of the game to learn more about Sea Change initiatives happening locally and share the game with your family and friends to help build the Sea Change movement
http://www.e-activist.com/ea-action/broadcast.record.message.click.do?ea.url.id=421393&ea.campaigner.email=%2BZ8UQK8mIN4uNBem%2Biz05FESkN1MQhKC&ea.campaigner.id=OcjgvekvCAGZkArzVWMSmA==&ea_broadcast_target_id=0