Cagliari: “The marine ecosystem is one of the most crucial environmental and strategic resources for Cagliari”, Fishing for the Planet, the project to save the Gulf of Cagliari from ghost nets.

This summer, the Gulf of Cagliari has a new ally in the fight against ghost nets. The project Fishing for the Planet, already active for a few weeks, provides for the collection of reports from sportsmen, lovers of water activities and, more generally, ordinary citizens, who come across fishing nets caught on the seabed during their underwater explorations.

The goal is clear, to invite everyone to protect and preserve the splendid waters of the Gulf of Cagliari.

The initiative of the amateur sports association Blue Life Freediving School Sardinia, supported by the Fondazione di Sardegna and by numerous institutional partners, including the Municipality of Cagliari and the Metropolitan City, the Municipality of Quartu Sant'Elena and the Sardinia Region, with the collaboration of the Cagliari Coast Guard, will take place throughout the summer, until September 30, 2024.

The project enjoys full support from the Municipality of Cagliari, as it is in line with the mission of the new municipal administration. Councilor Luisa Giua Marassi in fact, it highlights how the marine ecosystem represents one of the most crucial environmental and strategic resources for the city. “Only through sustainable management of our sea can we think of benefiting and also providing economic opportunities for our territory and for future generations”, concludes the owner of Ambiente.

“Respecting and keeping the sea clean is the only way to be able to enjoy it in the future. These networks are a threat”, explains Simone Mingoia, the initiative's contact person and president of the ASD Blue Life Scuola Apnea Sardegna.

On the online page bluelifeexperience.com/fishing-for-the-Planet there is an active form in which it is necessary to insert some fundamental data such as GPS coordinates and some photos or videos. Thanks to this information a map of the Gulf of Cagliari is starting to fill up with sightings of ghost nets, which will then be verified by the Blue Life team and subsequently removed by a specialized technical team.

- “ghost net spotters” they will be honored with gadgets offered by the sponsors and recognition from the association.