It wasn't the Titanic wreckage, but it was an immense amount of ghost gear spread over a 600-metre watery grave. It might be rubbish but its removal is a priceless contribution to the protection of endangered North Atlantic right whales, whose numbers are dwindling due to fishing gear entanglements. In the coastal waters off Nova Scotia's South Shore, fishing gear can also harm endangered leatherback turtles migrating to their summer homes in Cape Breton and great white sharks. Last year, DFO announced it would spend $8.3 million over two years for ghost gear retrieval, disposal and innovative gear technology. Even with a crane and a winch, it took the crew an entire day to haul up the ghost fishing gear.

Source: CBC News June 04, 2020 09:00 UTC