California Derelict Fishing Gear Removal Project
10/04/06
The SeaDoc Society at the University of California, Davis Wildlife Health Center launched the California Derelict Fishing Gear Removal Project in July 2005. Derelict fishing gear is lost or abandoned fishing nets, lines, pots, traps, and other commercial and recreational fishing gear that sits on the seafloor, gets caught on rocky reefs, or floats in the water column. The majority of this gear does not decompose in seawater and can remain in the marine environment for years.
If you have lost fishing gear or if you have encountered or seen derelict fishing gear and would like to file a report, please:
- Download a reporting form, or
- Call 1-888-491-GEAR