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Ghost Fishing UK

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1174396
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 25, 2017
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Silverwell Farm
Lestraynes Lane
PENRYN
TR10 9EL

Activities

TO IDENTIFY, SURVEY AND CATALOGUE, THEN REMOVE MARINE LITTER AND ALDFG.TO INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO NETS, LINES, CREELS, LOBSTER POTS AND TRAWLS FROM SHIPWRECKS, REEFS AND OTHER SCUBA DIVING SITES AROUND THE UK.BY INSTRUCTING AND UTILISING SPECIALLY TRAINED VOLUNTEER SCUBA DIVERS TO RETRIEVE THIS LITTER AND ALDFG. RECYCLE, RE-USE OR RESPONSIBLY DISPOSE OF.AND BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS.

Objects: The Charitys Objects (The Objects) Arefor The Benefit Of The Public To Relieve The Suffering Of Marine Wildlife Trapped In And Around Marine Litter To Include But Not Limited To Abandoned, Lost And Discarded Fishing Gear (Aldfg) Of The Seas, Rivers And Lakes Of The Uk.to Identify, Survey And Catalogue, Then Remove Marine Litter And Aldfg.to Include But Not Limited To Nets, Lines, Creels, Lobster Pots And Trawls From Shipwrecks, Reefs And Other Scuba Diving Sites Around The Uk.by Instructing And Utilising Specially Trained Volunteer Scuba Divers To Retrieve This Litter And Aldfg. Recycle, Re-Use Or Responsibly Dispose Of, And By Raising The Awareness Of The General Public Of The Hazards Associated With Marine Litter And Aldfg.this Removes A Direct Threat To Marine Wildlife And Scuba Divers, Along With The Additional Benefit Of Improved Marine Life Welfare And Reduced Unnecessarily Wasteful Competition To The Local Fishing Industry. Due Consideration Is Given To Protecting The Historical Shipwrecks Of The Uk.for The Purpose Of This Clause "Aldfg" Means No Longer Retrievable By The Owner Or Operator Using Standard Operating Practices.

Classification

How
Other Charitable Activities
What
Animals, Environment/conservation/heritage
Who
The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Sept. 30, 2024 £73,735 £53,635
Sept. 30, 2023 £62,977 £57,317
Sept. 30, 2022 £50,751 £25,951
Sept. 30, 2021 £46,903 £36,405
March 31, 2020 £43,745 £38,950

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr RICHARD WALKER (Chair) July 26, 2017
Alfred Nunn July 26, 2017
Jason Bramwell March 1, 2026
Jonna Meyhoff Fry March 1, 2026