Postdoc Susanna Thorbjørnsen tells us how she uses underwater robots to locate and remove lost fishing gear from the seafloor. How much ghost fishing gear is out there? How many fish and crustaceans are lost to ghost fishing? What can we do to prevent ghost fishing? Listen to this episode to find out!Join the fight against ghost fishing in Norway by reporting lost fishing gear in 'Fritidsfiskeappen' (https://www.fiskeridir.no/Fritidsfiske/Meld-tapt-og-funnen-reiskap) and by reading the 'teinevett-tips' (https://www.hi.no/hi/temasider/hav-og-kyst/teinevettreglene).
Stipendiat Silje Halvorsen forklarer hva eDNA er, og hvordan det gjør at hun kan finne spor av både ål og gjedde i en liter vann.