Tons of Lost Fishing Gear Recovered off Southern California Coast

The California Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project recovered more than 45 tons — 90,968 pounds — of lost, abandoned or otherwise discarded fishing gear along the Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange and San Diego coasts and from around the Channel Islands in 2020 and 2021. The project is a program of the Karen C. Drayer Wildlife Health Center at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine.

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Tons of Lost Fishing Gear Recovered off Southern California Coast

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Tons of Lost Fishing Gear Recovered off Southern California Coast

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