The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program, in partnership with the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, has published the report “Impact of “Ghost Fishing” via Derelict Fishing Gear”. This report is a summary of the current scientific knowledge of ghost fishing, the derelict fishing gear that contribute to it, the species mortalities, and the economic losses to certain fisheries due to ghost fishing mortalities. Gaps in knowledge are identified, and suggestions for the prevention and mitigation of derelict fishing gear and possible future research foci are presented within the framework of prevention, removal, and education as means of reducing ghost fishing –

To read more go to:  http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/impact-ghost-fishing-derelict-fishing-gear.