What is it?
What is a ghost net?
A. Device to capture ghost
B. Fishing net abandoned or lost at sea
C. A hairnet for ghosts
B. Fishing net abandoned or lost at sea
Why are ghost nets bad for fish?
A. They scare them
B. They keep trapping fish
C. They give the fish's computer a virus
B. They keep trapping fish
How are critically endangered North Atlantic right whales impacted by ghost fishing nets?
A. Entanglement in fishing gear causes death.
B. They avoid the impacted areas.
C. They are not impacted.
A. Entanglement in fishing gear causes death.
How can we clean up ghost gear?
A. Call Ghost (net) Busters
B. Leave it up to the fishermen, it is not our problem.
C. Participate in beach clean-ups and remove old fishing gear from our beaches.
C. Participate in beach clean-ups and remove old fishing gear from our beaches.
What is marine debris?
A. Man-made material that ends up in the ocean
B. Trash that a fish throws out
C. Garbage from the Marines
A. Man-made material that ends up in the ocean
Why is ghost fishing bad for animals besides fish?
A. Nets can trap many types of animals.
B. Ghost nets are annoying to animals.
C. Nets are invisible to animals.
A. Nets can trap many types of animals.
How are fishermen impacted by ghost fishing nets?
A. Ghosts are scary.
B. They like to use ghost nets.
C. Ghost nets catch and kill valuable fish.
C. Ghost nets catch and kill valuable fish.
What can we eat to help reduce ghost fishing?
A. We can eat at the ghost nets.
B. Eat sustainable and local seafood that is harvested using safe fishing methods.
C. We can stop eating bananas.
B. Eat sustainable and local seafood that is harvested using safe fishing methods.
What is an engineer?
A. Person who teaches children
B. Person who conducts an orchestra
C. Person who solves problems using science
C. Person who solves problems using science
Why are ghost nets bad for marine habitats?
A. They make habitats haunted.
B. They can cover the ocean floor, including corals, grasses, and rocks.
C. They don't have doors for the animals to get out.
B. They can cover the ocean floor, including corals, grasses, and rocks.
How are boaters impacted by ghost fishing nets?
A. If a boater runs over a ghost net, it can become wrapped in a boat's propeller.
B. They need to purchase sharper propellers to cut through the nets.
C. Ghost nets haunt their boats.
A. If a boater runs over a ghost net, it can become wrapped in a boat's propeller.
How can fishermen avoid losing their fishing nets?
A. They can be cautious of where and when they set their fishing nets.
B. They can keep track of where place their nets by using GPS or a map.
C. Both of the above are correct.
C. Both of the above are correct.
How can fishing gear be lost?
A. They don't ask for directions
B. Storms and age cause nets to break
C. There is no GPS signal in the ocean
B. Storms and age cause nets to break
How long does it take ghost nets to break down?
A. 525,600 minutes
B. Never
C. Hundreds of years
C. Hundreds of years
How are we impacted by ghost fishing nets?
A. Ghost nets do not impact us because we live on land.
B. Ghost fishing reduces fish populations, which means less fish for us to eat.
C. The ghost haunt the net, making our phones and computers run slower.
B. Ghost fishing reduces fish populations, which means less fish for us to eat.
What can engineers do to help reduce ghost fishing?
A. They can make robots that trap the ghosts.
B. They can help design new fishing technologies that will reduce gear loss.
C. They cannot help because engineers only work on car engines.
B. They can help design new fishing technologies that will reduce gear loss.