About Us

Our mission

Discarded fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to marine life around the globe. Each year, about 640,000 tons of fishing gear end up in the ocean.

In Myanmar, the pollution caused by fishing nets is endangering marine mammals as well as people’s livelihoods.

Our mission is to restore and protect the health of Myanmar’s ocean.

Therefore, we are working on removing fishing gear that found its way into the ocean and engage with fishing communities to find sustainable local solutions to this problem.

Our partners & advisors

Read about the individuals and organizations supporting our work with knowledge and equipment.

Flora & Fauna International

The National Geographic Society

The Global Ghost Gear Initiative

Flora & Fauna International works to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are
sustainable, based on sound science, and which take into account human needs.

The National Geographic Society is an impact-driven global nonprofit organization that pushes the boundaries of exploration, furthering understanding of our world and empowering us all to generate solutions for a healthy, more sustainable future for generations to come.

The Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI) is the world's largest corss-sectoral alliance committed to driving solutions to the problem of lost, abandoned, and otherwise discarded fishing gear (also known as ghost gear) worldwide.

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