Unsilencing These Silent Killers of the Sea

What if I told you that a single abandoned fishing net could last for up to 400 years in the ocean... killing and tangling marine life, and coral reefs? They call them ghost nets, but I call them... silent killers.

For this series, I’m asking you to commit to a 30 day challenge to use hashtag #SilentKillers, and spread the word through social media about businesses and initiatives that are helping to turn reclaimed ghost nets into sustainable products.

Because together, we can champion ocean heroes. And become them ourselves.

Choose to share any or all of solution partners I've highlighted below:

• Global Ghost Gear Initiative
• Healthy Seas
• ECONYL

RESOURCE GUIDE

• Ghost nets, among the greatest threats to our ocean (Mission Blue) 
• These communities turn discarded fishing nets into carpet (National Geographic) 
• 5 ways to tackle ghost fishing gear (Maritime Executive) 
• Ghost fishing gear: the global problem and the global solution (OpenChannels.org)
• Clever ways to solve the tragedy of ghost fishing (TreeHugger)
  

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CREDITS

Art direction & model: Christine Ren, The Underwater Woman
Additional underwater models: Emma Porteus, Moana Mink
Photography: Jose G. Cano
MUA/ hair: Kungy Gay Cano
BTS footage: Brad Watt