Freeing ships from ghost nets:
Lifting and recycling of torn fishing nets:
Phone: +371 220-77-202
E-mail: ghosts(at)daivings.lv
Society "Vesala Jūra" 40008312570
Purpose: To promote the protection, preservation and sustainable development of the cultural heritage, environment and the Baltic Sea and its coastline.
The Baltic Sea, although beautiful and so close to us, hides a dark secret - ghost nets. These abandoned or lost fishing gears become deadly traps for marine life, threaten the safety of shipping and pollute the environment. Fortunately, more and more volunteers are getting involved […]
A team of volunteer divers from the diving club "Daivings", members of "Vesala jūra", has done an impressive job of cleaning the Baltic Sea from a dangerous "ghost net". Near the shore of the Gulf of Riga, in front of Kalngale beach, they unearthed a three-ton old fishing net, which created [...]
A team of technical divers from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Germany have joined together in an ambitious mission to explore ancient shipwrecks in the depths of the Baltic Sea. The main goals of the expedition are to obtain more accurate data on the locations, types and sinking conditions of the wrecks, as well as to preserve this […]
Ghost nets are invisible sea traps that continue to cause great damage to the Baltic Sea ecosystem. These nets, lost or abandoned by fishermen, become deadly traps for thousands of marine life. Ghost nets have no place in the Baltic Sea: divers work to keep the environment clean. But […]
The diving team, in cooperation with the diving club "Daivings", dives on sunken wrecks and cleans them of ghost nets. Ghost net removal mission We are committed to keeping the marine environment clean and safe by freeing sunken wrecks from ghost nets. Cooperation with diving […]
Daugava with its rich history and importance for Latvia holds a special place in the hearts of its people. However, like many bodies of water around the world, the Daugava River faces environmental challenges, including pollution and waste. Fortunately, the diving club "Daivings" in Latvia is becoming active in order to create [...]
Volunteer divers highlight a fishing net weighing several tons, which the divers had surveyed in the summer of 2023. "Our goal was simply to clean the sea of hazardous waste." This is a strong signal to society - "Care for the environment must not become a tool of propaganda" The team of volunteer divers […]
