Ghosted: Federal funding program ends for ghost gear program putting retrieval and recycling at risk

Unless there is new funding in the 2024 federal budget, end-of-life fishing and aquaculture gear collection and recycling services are at risk of shutting down across Atlantic Canada, warns the

Smith said collection sites that will be open for a few more months are in Shelburne, Barrington, Yarmouth, Clare, Digby, and Lunenburg. Fishing rope, PVC-coated wire lobster traps and steel crab pots are accepted. During the partnership with collection sites, tipping fees are waived. Lack of funding might also impact the amount of gear going to landfills. “We may not be able to divert as much debris because there are big costs involved,” said Riley.

"We are working with regional partners such as the Fishing Gear Coalition of Atlantic Canada and their members to identify other funding sources and lobby the federal and provincial governments to continue funding ghost gear retrieval work,” Drennan said.Last year the CRS conducted a project that covered Lobster Fishing Areas 30, 33, 34, 35 and 26B.

Derelict lobster traps sit piled around the parking lot at the Baccaro Point Lighthouse retrieved during a recent shoreline clean-up, wait to be collected. Kathy Johnson

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