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GhostNetBustersGhostNetBustersGhostNetBusters 06/24/2005 04:50 PM The Ghost Nets: A New Kind of Pollution What happens when a fishing boat loses a net on the high seas? No longer made of biodegradeable materials, these nets (which can be up to a mile long) drift freely through the oceans like needles in a haystack, trapping marine life and damaging coral reefs. Now a team of NOAA working on the GhostNet 2005 project has developed a computer model to help identify convergence zones and locate these floating threats so cleanup can ensue. [Link to audio of NPR story about the project he re] This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)GhostNetBustersGrok Headline matches for GhostNetBustersGrok Description matches for GhostNetBusters GrokA matches for GhostNetBusters GhostNetBustersThe following phrases have been identified by the grok system as matching this entry: |
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