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#159 Diving Into the Silent Threat Beneath Our Oceans with Pascal van Erp
Episode 159
Monday, 23 March, 2026
Pascal van Erp has spent years descending into waters most people will never see, uncovering a hidden layer of destruction far removed from the image of pristine marine environments. Beneath the surface, he regularly encounters lost fishing gear—nets, lines, and cages that continue to trap and kill marine life long after they have been abandoned. This reality led him to establish Ghost Diving, an organisation that has grown into a global network of seventeen chapters and more than five hundred volunteer divers.The organisation’s expansion has never been forced. Instead, technical diving teams from around the world approach Ghost Diving, motivated to apply their advanced skills to environmental work. This organic growth has led to strong chapters in countries such as Korea, Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands. Other regions, including Australia, remain without a chapter simply because no local team has yet stepped forward.The work itself demands a high level of expertise. Pascal emphasises that removing ghost nets is both complex and dangerous, requiring divers trained in deep diving, decompression, and managing multiple tasks simultaneously. In these operations, diving must become second nature so that the focus can remain entirely on the removal of hazardous debris.More Informationhttps://www.ghostdiving.org/https://www.ghostdiving.org/our-mission/https://www.ghostdiving.org/chapters/global/https://www.ghostdiving.org/chapters/https://www.ghostdiving.org/partners/https://www.ghostdiving.shop/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
