ghost-fishing
n.— «“Ghost-fishing”—a term for lost or abandoned industrial scale fishing equipment that continues to catch fish—is an increasingly serious problem in the North Atlantic.» —“‘Ghost-fishing’ discovered in the North Atlantic” by Frederic Hauge, Helle Veiersted, Mette Martinsen Bellona (Oslo, Norway) Sept. 26, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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