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Global Ghost Gear Initiative
Mo Mostafa Bala, 2023-04-06
What is the Global Ghost Gear Initiative?
As a multi-stakeholder alliance committed to driving solutions to the problem of lost and abandoned fishing gear worldwide, the GGGI aims to improve the health of marine ecosystems, protect marine animals from harm, and safeguard human health and livelihoods.
Founded by World Animal Protection on the best available science and technology, the GGGI is the first initiative dedicated to tackling the problem of ghost fishing gear at a global scale.
The GGGI’s strength lies in the diversity of its participants including the fishing industry, the private sector, academia, governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. Every participant has a critical role to play to mitigate ghost gear locally, regionally and globally.
About Us
Marine Tech Consotium (UK) Ltd. is working with you to protect the ocean from today’s greatest global challenges.
Together, we create evidence-based solutions for a healthy ocean and the wildlife and communities that depend on it.
The ocean is at the center of who we are. Even if you’ve never seen the ocean,
you’re touched by it every single day. It produces half the air you and I breathe every day,
the food we eat and the water we drink.
You can’t help but be inspired by the ocean.
From majestic whales to jaw-dropping waves, colorful coral reefs to graceful sea turtles,
the ocean can capture your heart and soul like nothing else on earth.
This is what Marine Tech is fighting to protect. Because people and communities depend
on the ocean every single day. We hope you’ll be just as inspired as we to join in that effort.
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Latest Blogs
Alternative Energy
Mo, 2023-05-14
When we burn fossil fuels like oil, they release greenhouse gases that trap heat in our planet’s atmosphere and cause global warming. So, if we burn less fossil fuels, global warming will slow down a lot. That’s why renewable energy is so important because instead of burning fossil fuels to generate electricity, we can use natural resources.
Most places across the world already use some renewable energy, but fossil fuels are still their main source of electricity. But at COP-26, more than 40 countries agreed to phase out coal fired-power meaning that a cleaner and healthier future can be ensured.
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Maritime Exhibition
Mo, 2023-05-11
One of the largest and most prestigious marine trade Exhibitions, fully supported by the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation.
Date: 27-29 July-2023
Venue: Bangabandhu Conference Center, Dhaka
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Protect The Ocean
Sabuj Biswas, Director Business Operations, 2023-04-06
REMOVING PLASTIC AND DEBRIS
Sadly, 60% of the world’s coral reefs are either dead or in decline. Removing marine and plastic debris is incredibly urgent, as it creates environmental and health problems for both marine life and humans. Much of the debris is not biodegradable. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service projects that roughly 8 million tons of debris end up in the ocean each year!
But because of your generous donations, Project Peril and Love the Sea cleaned over 250,000 feet of beach in Hawaii! Love the Sea and its volunteers cleaned up plastic and marine debris on Hawaii’s shorelines, as the islands’ coasts are hotspots for this type of litter.
PROTECTING SEA LIONS
Nearly 50 sea lions are tangled in fishing nets every single day - just in the Gulf of California. That’s why Project Peril teamed up with a coalition of binational non-profits working in partnership with the Mexican government to save these precious "dogs of the sea." Through groundbreaking outreach workshops, we're helping to educate local fishermen on safer fishing practices, and train community volunteers on how to disentangle caught sea lions and safely set them free.
RESTORING CORAL WITH VETERANS
One-quarter of the world’s marine life call coral reefs home. These reefs are some of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on the planet. They provide food, protection, income, and new medicines, generating $375 billion in goods and services each year. Sadly, 60% of the world’s coral reefs are either dead or in decline. Scientists have discovered, however, that our reefs are incredibly resilient if stresses are removed. The reefs can be saved, but time is of the essence.
That’s why Project Peril partnered with FORCE BLUE, which trains select Special Operations veterans to preserve and restore coral reefs. They do this by transplanting coral to ensure its survival, removing invasive species, and working to relieve other human-made stressors.
SAVING SEA TURTLES AFTER TEXAS DEEP FREEZE
The brutal winter storms that hit Texas in February 2021 jeopardized the lives of thousands of sea turtles on South Padre Island. Freezing temperatures created a cold stun event, rapidly chilling water until it was too cold for sea turtles to maintain their body temperature. As a result, the turtles became unable to move or swim and faced a risk of drowning from being unable to lift their heads to draw breath.
Thanks to your donations, Project Peril partnered with Sea Turtle, Inc. and jumped into action to lead the efforts in what has now been determined the largest cold stun event in recorded history. In addition to over 5,500 cold stun patients taken in, Sea Turtle Inc. struggled to care for its hospital and resident turtles, with no electricity to warm the 350,000 gallons of water needed to keep them safe.