Abstract: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) Ghost nets constitute a serious threat to aquatic biodiversity, because they entangle animals as long as they persist in the environment. However, scientific literature in Brazil is virtually silent about this issue in inland ecosystems. Concerned with this gap, we conducted searches on YouTubeBR to gather information about ghost nets in Brazilian freshwaters. Through our search, we compiled 33 independent videos showing ghost nets in different aquatic environments. In sever...
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Topics: 
Ecology
Environmental resource management
Fishery