Brakstad, Odd Gunnar; Sørensen, Lisbet; Hakvåg, Sigrid; Føre, Heidi Moe; Su, Biao; Aas, Marianne; Ribicic, Deni; Grimaldo, Eduardo (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-20)
Abandoned gillnets in the marine environment represent a global environmental risk due to the ghost fishing
caused by the nets. Degradation of conventional nylon gillnets was compared to that of nets made of poly-
butylene succinate co-adipate-co-terephthalate (PBSAT) that are designed to degrade more readily in the envi-
ronment. Gillnet filaments were incubated in microcosms of natural seawater ...