{"id":3996,"date":"2026-04-26T16:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coralmyanmar.com\/?page_id=3996"},"modified":"2026-04-26T16:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:59:28","slug":"ghost-net-removal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/coralmyanmar.com\/my\/ghost-net-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghost Net Removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3996\" class=\"elementor elementor-3996\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a59bc3f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a59bc3f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c2d1cd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0c2d1cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08c6823 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08c6823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ghost Net Removal <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fcc2f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5fcc2f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ea30c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10ea30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ghost nets refer to abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear that continues to drift in the ocean, posing serious threats to marine life and habitats. These nets can entangle marine species, damage coral reefs, and persist in the environment for years due to their durable synthetic materials. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO, 2016), ghost gear is a significant component of marine debris and a major contributor to ocean pollution.<\/p><p>\u00a0Objectives :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e39ebe9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e39ebe9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea4617 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"dea4617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg 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