DWS helps buy ghost net recovery boat
DWS and Healthy Seas aim at protecting the seas and marine life while also raising public awareness about the problem of lost and abandoned fishing nets.
Following a sizable donation by DWS, Heathy Seas was able to purchase its first boat that will be used by Ghost Diving volunteers to recover ghost nets from the North Sea.
The boat’s name was inherited from its previous owner and was kept because it is considered bad luck to rename a boat. MAKO turned out to be the perfect name for this ghost net recovery boat as scientific research shows that mako sharks are among the creatures most at risk of getting entangled in ghost fishing gear.
The MAKO will serve multifunctionally as a means for Ghost Diving volunteers to carry out surveys and recoveries of lost nets but also by taking part in events to engage fishermen in ghost net prevention activities.
Furthermore, it will be used for awareness raising and educational purposes and overall help us become more efficient in our operations by increasing the number of the diving trips per year significantly.
M/V MAKO
Survey & Recovery Vessel
Swiftcat
Swiftline Marine Catamaran
Build Year: 2010
Length: 10.60m
Beam: 3.95m
Draft: 1.00m
2 x Steyr 256 HP Diesel Inboard Engines
2x 500L Diesel tanks for extended range
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