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These entrepreneurs are turning discarded fishing nets into surfboards and swimwear

Divers swim between a ghost fishing net on the seabed in the village of Stratoni near Halkidiki, Greece, May 18, 2019. Picture taken May 18, 2019. Cor Kuyvenhoven/Ghost Fishing Greece/Handout via REUTERS  ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC17EC2ACF60

Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fishing gear is lost or dumped in the world’s oceans every year. Image: REUTERS

Ross Chainey
Content Lead, UpLink, World Economic Forum
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Volleyball nets made from ghost gear have been used for matches around the world. Image: ©Landor, 2019
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