Ghost Gear Reporter
Utilities
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Found lost fishing gear on the shore or at sea? Report it in minutes with photos and location, and help the Global Ghost Gear Initiative protect our oceans.
Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, often called "ghost gear", is one of the most harmful forms of marine debris. Hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fishing gear are lost in the ocean every year, where nets, lines and traps keep catching fish, seabirds, turtles and marine mammals long after they've been left behind.
Ghost Gear Reporter, developed in partnership with the Global Ghost Gear Initiative (GGGI), lets anyone report lost fishing gear they come across, whether on the shoreline, on the water or on the sea bed.
In just a few steps you can record:
1) Where the gear is, captured automatically from your location
2) What you were doing when you found it
3) Details about the gear: type, size and condition
4) Photos, taken with your camera or chosen from your library
5) Any wildlife entangled in the gear
FOR EVERYONE
Public reports are anonymous. No account or sign-in is needed. Just open the app and report.
FOR ORGANIZATIONS
Fishers, recovery teams and partner organizations can enter their organization code to file reports on behalf of their group.
WORKS OFFLINE
Found gear somewhere without signal? Your report is saved on your device and sent automatically once you're back online.
WHY IT MATTERS
Your reports go to the GGGI Data Portal, where they help guide gear recovery and add to a global dataset that researchers, governments and the fishing industry use to understand and prevent gear loss.
Join people and organizations around the world in tackling this hard-to-see but deeply destructive problem. Every report counts.
Ratings & Reviews
Ghost Gear Reporter has been rebuilt from the ground up.
- A faster, simpler reporting flow for lost, abandoned or discarded fishing gear
- Separate reporting paths for the public and for organizations, with organization code support
- Add photos straight from your camera or your photo library
- Automatic location capture for accurate gear positions
- Reports made without a connection are saved on your device and sent when you're back online
- Refreshed design and improved reliability
Every report contributes to the Global Ghost Gear Initiative's data portal, helping researchers and recovery teams find and remove ghost gear. Thank you for reporting!
The developer, Paul Jones, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
The developer has not yet indicated which accessibility features this app supports. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Paul Jones
- Size
- 3.8 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2020 Global Ghost Gear Initiative