Engaging Local Communities to Prevent, Reduce and Retrieve Ghost Gear in North America
December 9, 2025 Public
Every year an estimated 640,000 tonnes of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG)—commonly referred to as ghost gear—enter the ocean, harming marine life, reducing fish stocks and impacting livelihoods. Since 2022, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has partnered with the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) to engage local communities to prevent, reduce, and retrieve ghost gear, and to build knowledge that will advance responsible management of active and end-of-life fishing gear.
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From 17 to 19 September 2012 Private
Second CEC Grasslands Experts and Parners Trinational Meeting
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10 and 11 July, 2012 Public
Nineteenth Regular Session of the CEC Council and Meeting of the Joint Public Advisory Committee
The CEC wants citizens, NGOs, government and academics to come together to discuss how individual communities across North America are...
From 18 to 22 June 2012 Private
Training course on sample treatment and analysis in environmental matrices
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15 and 16 May, 2012 Public
CEC Chemicals Management Forum
Reducing risk from chemicals that can harm human health and the environment requires international cooperation, since many of these chemicals...
