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PRONUNCIATION OF GHOST FISHING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GHOST FISHING

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Ghost fishing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GHOST FISHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ghost fishing

Ghost net

Ghost nets are fishing nets that have been left or lost in the ocean by fishermen. These nets, often nearly invisible in the dim light, can be left tangled on a rocky reef or drifting in the open sea. They can entangle fish, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks, dugongs, crocodiles, seabirds, crabs, and other creatures, including the occasional human diver. Acting as designed, the nets restrict movement, causing starvation, laceration and infection, and suffocation in those that need to return to the surface to breathe.

Definition of ghost fishing in the English dictionary

The definition of ghost fishing in the dictionary is the continued trapping and killing of marine life by a discarded fishing net floating at sea.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GHOST FISHING

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GHOST FISHING

anything
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fly-fishing
nourishing
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Synonyms and antonyms of ghost fishing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ghost fishing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GHOST FISHING

Find out the translation of ghost fishing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ghost fishing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ghost fishing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

幽灵捕捞
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pesca fantasma
570 millions of speakers

English

ghost fishing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भूत मछली पकड़ने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صيد الأشباح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

призрак рыбалка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pesca fantasma
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভূত মাছ ধরার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pêche fantôme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memancing hantu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Geisternetze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴーストフィッシング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유령 낚시
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ghost fishing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ma câu cá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேய் மீன்பிடி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भूत मासेमारी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hayalet balık tutma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pesca fantasma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wędkarstwo duch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

привид риболовля
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pescuit fantomă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άδηλη αλιεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spook visvang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spökfiske
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spøkelsesfiske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ghost fishing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GHOST FISHING»

The term «ghost fishing» is normally little used and occupies the 147.533 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GHOST FISHING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ghost fishing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ghost fishing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ghost fishing

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GHOST FISHING»

Discover the use of ghost fishing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ghost fishing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Performance assessment of bycatch and discards governance by ...
Conservation and management measures to mitigate ghost fishing. Points for positive Factor response For fisheries managed by the RFMO for which there is either evidence that ghost fishing is problematic or othenivise there is no knowledge ...
Eric Gilman, Kelvin Passfield, Katrina Nakamura
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Commerical Fishing: The Wider Ecological Impacts
Lost nets and traps that continue to catch are said to be ghost fishing The longevity of 'ghost' fishing nets depends on environmental stability 3.1 'Ghost' fishing The non-biodegradability of the modern synthetic fibres used in the manufacture of ...
G. Moore, Simon Jennings, 2008
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Sustainability in Small-scale Fisheries: An Analysis of ...
In terms of ghost fishing, this study provides data and an estimation methodology that will ultimately be able to quantitatively predict the extent of the unaccounted mortality resulting from lost gear. However, our methodology did not provide a ...
Geoffrey G. Shester, 2008
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Economic Performance and Fishing Efficiency of Marine ...
Trap theft and ghost fishing are two of the main problems affecting the trap fishery . The former is of such a serious nature that an increasing number of vessels are using "pop-ups" to conceal the buoys marking the trap position. Trap theft has ...
‎2005
5
The Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries: Issues, Terminology, ...
High seas drift nets have had a considerable impact on sea birds in the northern Pacific as have gillnets in southwest Greenland, eastern Canada and elsewhere. 3.5 Gear Loss and Ghost Fishing Voluntary dumping or loss of fishing gear may ...
‎2003
6
Papers Presented at the Expert Consultation on Sustainable ...
LOST FISHING GEAR AND GHOST FISHING Industrial fisheries such as trawls and dredges have been targeted as causing the most physical and observable damage to the ecosystem, yet is this more detrimental than the degradation of ...
Andrew R. Smith, John W. Valdemarsen, 2000
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Marine Pollution: New Research
Many of the seabirds were in an advanced stage of decomposition and in some cases only bones remained, indicating that the driftnet had been ghost fishing for long. Fish and Crustaceans The greatest effect of marine debris on fish and ...
Tobias N. Hofer, 2008
8
OECD Insights Fisheries While Stocks Last?: While Stocks Last?
One of the eeriest impacts of fishing on the marine environment is so-called ghost fishing. This happens when nets or other fishing gear go on working on their own, without any human intervention. Modern nets are made from synthetic fibres ...
Love Patrick, 2010
9
Aquatic Pollution: An Introductory Text
Ghost- fishing nets attract birds in a similar manner, and 100 or more dead birds have been found entangled in large pieces of gill net debris (Jones and Ferrero, 1985). A 1.5 km section of a 3.5 km long derelict gill net retrieved in the North ...
Edward A. Laws, 2000
10
Tackling Marine Debris in the 21st Century
Ghost Fishing Ghost fishing is a widely acknowledged but poorly understood problem of derelict fishing gear (DFG). To fully comprehend the magnitude of the impact, a number of parameters must be determined, including the amount of lost  ...
Committee on the Effectiveness of International and National Measures to Prevent and Reduce Marine Debris and Its Impacts, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GHOST FISHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ghost fishing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Patrols nets Hinchinbrook crab pots
He said this was referred to as “ghost fishing” and was a major environmental problem. “Fishers need to make sure they remove their gear from ... «PS News, Jul 15»
2
Scientists are bracing themselves for the sensationalist bullsh*t that …
... of marine ecosystems and their fundamental importance to human survival” and with Ghost Fishing, a nonprofit working to clear the oceans of ... «Salon, Jul 15»
3
'Shark Week' 2015 Edition: Program Schedules Revealed: This Year …
Continuing their support of the TV program are Oceana and Ghost Fishing. "Much of the 2015 lineup looks like it will be better than the past few ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
4
This shocking image of a fish tangled up in rubbish is just one …
Just last week, with help from local fishermen, the group recovered an incredible 40 ghost fishing shellfish pots from Milford Haven's Dale ... «WalesOnline, Jun 15»
5
From nets to carpets and cash
The old nets can persist for centuries and can cause “ghost fishing,” with the old net trapping and killing fish, thus lessening the yield for ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jun 15»
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MP backs campaign to protect marine life
The international charity was encouraging MPs to back the campaign, which aims to end the devastating impact of ghost fishing gear on marine ... «Brechin Advertiser, Jun 15»
7
Angus MP backs ghost fishing campaign
The international charity was encouraging MPs to back the campaign, which aims to end the devastating impact of ghost fishing gear on marine ... «Montrose Review, Jun 15»
8
Sea Change Champion award
World Animal Protection's Sea Change campaign focusses exclusively on the problematic presence of ghost fishing gear in oceans and the ... «World Fishing, Jun 15»
9
Don Valley MP calls for more action to protect marine mammals
Said Ms Flint: “Ghost fishing gear, the discarded or abandoned fishing equipment or netting that litters our oceans, has a devastating and ... «Thorne Gazette, Jun 15»
10
From Fishing Nets to Carpet Tiles: A Sustainable Supply Chain For …
... sea or abandoned by fishers are hurting the marine environment, impacting fish stocks through 'ghost fishing' and posing a hazard to ships. «Triple Pundit, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ghost fishing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ghost-fishing>. Apr 2024 ».
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