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Ghost gear
Over 6.4 million tonnes of “ghost gear” enters the ocean every year! Check out this interactive StoryMap to learn why abandoned, lost, and discarded fishing gear is a problem for ocean ecosystems. Find out how conservationists are using sonar and ingenuity to find and retrieve lost fishing gear. See what people are doing to help, and explore sustainable solutions to the ghost gear problem!
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Consensus building: Students form groups of four to advise the government on how to address the ghost gear issue. Each student represents a stakeholder from a fishing community. Through discussion, the group chooses one action to fund from the proposed actions. Finally, they reflect on the challenges of consensus building.
