a campaign to eliminate randomly fishing back equipment Anadolu Agency (AA) reports that Turkish seas have helped save nearly 1.7 million sea creatures so far on Wednesday. The campaign run by the ministry of Agriculture and forestry, especially the targets of the so-called “ghosts nets” or material left by fishermen under the sea.
ghost nets Threatening marine life and polluting objects of Water, it often stays there for Years. They work as a species of predator for fish and other species, disrupting their environment and environment where they feed. Indirectly, they can even change migration patterns of marine life and worse, speed up extinction of endangered species. studies show About 309 sea creatures die in every 100 meters of ghost net After becoming stuck, a blow to biodiversity.
The campaign to clean up ghost nets Covers most areas in Turkey from the coast of Hatay, Antalya, Adana, Mersin, Mugla in South, Izmir, Aydin, Balikesir, Tekirdag, Çanakkale, Bursa in West, Istanbul, Yalova, Kocaeli, Sakarya and Sinop. landlocked places like The capital, Ankara, and cities of Konya and Sparta also included in The campaign Where lakes and other bodies of The water is combed. This year more Interrupts will be included in The campaign who comb area of About 96 million square meters so far. About 546000 square meters of nets Partially cleared and recycled.
