CONTENTS CALL TO ACTION 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8 OUR GHOST GEAR PROBLEM 12 CAUSES OF FISHING GEAR LOSS 34 CURRENT STATUS OF ACTIONS TAKEN: EXISTING INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORKS 38 EFFECTIVE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM 44 THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE GLOBAL TREATY ON MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION 56 ANNEX 1. ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORKS 58 ENDNOTES 60 © Jacob Degee / WWF-Hong Kong 3