When fisheries technologist Mark Santos and his team of student researchers depart from the port of Stephenville, N.L., they’re not looking for lobsters, crabs or mackerels.
They’re looking for “ghost gear” — fishing equipment lost in the deep, washed away by post-tropical storm Fiona.
“I usually work with gear technology, so actually testing gear and helping clients test out new fishing gear,” he told The Current‘s Matt Galloway.
“But this ghost gear project came along, and I’ve always had an interest in it, so I kind of took it on.”
“Ghost gear,” which can include anything from pieces of rope to lost crab or lobster
