Ireland to hunt "ghost nets" in north Atlantic

news.yahoo.com — "Ghost nets" are so called because they drift in the ocean after being abandoned or dumped and some have been found to be still catching fish and ensnaring other marine life for up to three years. The fish are caught and die in the nets. The effect has been devastating with stocks of deepwater sharks falling to about 20 percent of original May 18, 2008 View in Crawl 4