Figure 1: Gear Risk Assesment. Adapted from: Ghost Gear Initiative; Huntington, T., 2017. Best Practice Framework for the Management of Fishing Gear. A Global Ghost Gear Initiative report. GEAR TYPE RL: RISK OF LOSS NI: NEGATIVE IMPACT AFTER LOSS RL GILLNETS NI TRAPS AND POTS RL FISH AGGREGATING DEVICES RL NI NI RL HOOKS AND LINES NI RL BOTTOM TRAWLS NI RL MID-WATER TRAWLS NI RL SEINE NETS NI 1 2 3 4 5 21