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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December 1, 2011 Private
Chemical Inventory Team Meeting – Joint Session with Mexican Intergovernmental Chemical Inventory Work Group
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November 7, 2011 Public
JPAC Regular Session 11-03: Perspectives on the Citizen Submissions on Enforcement Matters Process and Addressing the Cross Border Movements of Chemicals in North America
Information about hazardous wastes and potentially harmful chemicals that are crossing North America’s borders, as well as where they end...
5 and 6 October, 2011 Private
Annual meeting of the North American Working Group on Environmental Enforcement and Compliance Cooperation
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October 4, 2011 Private
Meeting of officials and legal experts to address intelligence-led enforcement
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