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Tackling Ghost Gear in Mexico Waters

Ocean Conservancy

Results from the first multi-institutional ghost gear removal program in the vaquita marina area launched in 2016, showed that more than 1,300 nets were removed from the Northern Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) as of 2020. In 2020, Mexico recorded 1.7 With our partners of Natural Resources Consultants, Inc.,

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Managing Ghost Gear in Mexico

Ocean Conservancy

NANCI was developed by the Global Ghost Gear Initiative® (GGGI) after Mexico became a member in 2020. In collaboration with Natural Resources Consultants , NANCI is building a predictive model to identify potential ghost gear hotspots—locations where gear might be lost or accumulating—in the Pacific and Atlantic waters of Mexico.