Information: New documentary on ghost nets

Author: BalticSea2020
Year published: 2015

The documentary "Ghost nets - what happened next?" by underwater cameraman Joakim Odelberg was aired on TV4 in August 2015. The film is a sequel to the first film called “Ghosts in the Baltic Sea”. Discarded fishing gear - so-called ghost nets, continue to catch fish for decades which has negative effects on the fishing industry, causing ecological damage and affects safety at sea. You can see "Ghost nets - what happened next?" on our homepage.

Smiirishamn spoknat"Ghost nets - what happened next?"
In 2010, the documentary "Ghosts in the Baltic Sea" by Joakim Odelberg, was released. Now, three years later, the follow up "Ghost nets - what happened next?" has been made. This time we will follow Joakim on a new trip around the Baltic to continue documenting what has happened since the first film, and what still needs to be done to solve the problem. "Ghost nets - what happened next?" was aired on TV4 in August 2015. If you didn’t have the opportunity to watch it then, you are now able to see the full film here at our website! The film is made by support from BalticSea2020.

Click here to see “Ghost nets – what happened next?”

The first film
"Ghosts in the Baltic Sea" highlights the problem of discarded fishing gear - so-called ghost nets. Ghost nets continue to catch fish for decades, affecting the size of the fish population, causing suffering to wildlife and unforgivable destruction of our common natural resources. The documentary "Ghosts in the Baltic Sea" increased awareness on ghost nets and made the problem of littering in the Baltic Sea visible for many of us. Above all, it resulted in a large clean up of fishing gear from the seabed. Read more about the documentary “Ghosts in the Baltic Sea” here.

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Our focus areas

fisheryThe stock of predatory fish is crucial for the state of the Baltic Sea. Therefore, the Foundation worked to ensure that the environmental effects of fishing should be a central part of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy. The Foundation also worked on projects to increase the proportion of predatory fish, such as cod, pike and perch. Read more

eutroEutrophication is caused by emissions of nutrients that come from e.g. agriculture, water treatment plants, sewage and transportation. To find measures that could reduce emissions the Foundation worked on projects in agriculture, industrial animal farms and the coastal zone, to research on measures to catch or bind nutrients. Read more

seagull-informationTo create awareness about the threats and opportunities the Baltic Sea is facing, the Foundation initiated a 10-year media and film project with journalist Folke Rydén and photographer Mattias Klum. The Foundation has also supported Stockholm University Baltic Sea Centre (Baltic Eye), and Baltic Sea Science Center at Skansen. Read more