Sunday, December 23, 2012

Scuba divers to remove fishing net entangled on shipwrecked barge ...

A group of scuba divers plan Sunday to head 80 feet under the sea off Huntington Beach to remove hundreds of pounds of fishing net entangled on a shipwrecked barge, making it a hazard to marine life.

?Ghost nets also put recreational divers at risk,? Kurt Lieber, president of the nonprofit Ocean Defenders Alliance said in a statement. ?It is imperative to remove such netting to make the area safe ? and reduce damage to surrounding marine ecosystems.?

Whales, dolphins, seals and fish can easily become snared in wayward netting.

Over the last decade, the Huntington Beach-based Ocean Defenders Alliance has removed more than 13,000 pounds of abandoned fishing net from coastal waters.

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Source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/12/scuba-divers-to-remove-fishing-net-entangled-on-shipwrecked-barge.html

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