Join U.S. SailGP to Combat Ghost Gear

Ghost gear—abandoned or lost fishing nets, lines, and traps—doesn't just disappear. It’s deadly. Entangling whales. Strangling sea turtles. Trapping dolphins. Choking seabirds.

The numbers tell a haunting story:
• 29% of all lines are lost annually*
• 45% of all marine mammals impacted*
• 86% of all floating macroplastic*

This is the deadliest form of ocean pollution—and one of the most preventable. We're not just raising awareness. We're driving real solutions to stop ghost gear at its source, remove what's already out there and protect the ocean creatures who can't fight back.

But we need your voice to make waves. Add your name to the pledge and become part of the solution our ocean desperately needs. Every signature strengthens our call to action. Our ocean needs every voice.

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*Approximately 5.7% of all fishing nets, 8.6% of all traps, and 29% of all lines are lost annually (Richardson et al 2019)
*45% of all marine mammals on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species have been impacted by lost or abandoned fishing gear. (Werner et al., 2016)
*86% of the floating macroplastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is lost fishing gear or fishing-related (Lebreton et. al 2022)