Ghost fishing

Today we had common dolphins, wind, common dolphins, wind, bottlenose dolphins and...wind again! On our first trip we noticed the repeated call of attention from a particular dolphin. He was showing us his left pectoral fin, probably the remains of his last "adventure". Unfortunately, there was nothing we could do to help him. The dolphin had what looked like a piece nylon, maybe from a fishing device, attached to his fin. Poor guy. Another victim of ghost fishing. The term refers to lost or abandoned fishing gear that continues fishing indefinitely. Besides fish, other protected species can also be caught, marine mammals, sea birds and turtles included. More on this issue here. Luckely, this one survived...