From tracking buoys, to gill nets, and much more. Clean Harbours Initiative is back cleaning up along the shorelines and underwater in southwestern Newfoundland. We found out what they're hauling out of the water

Published: Oct. 17, 2023, 2:40 a.m.

Clean Harbours Initiative is a group out of Twillingate that cleans up along shorelines and under the ocean's surface. A lot of the focus is on so-called "ghost gear," fishing gear that's been lost or abandoned that ends up as a hazard to marine life or to boats. A severe weather event usually means that more fishing gear and other items will be washed out to sea. So, even before post-tropical storm Fiona hit last year, Shawn Bath of Clean Harbours Initiative made plans to be on the ground in southwestern Newfoundland, ready to help.\tNow, more than a year later, he's back. Bernice reached him in Port aux Basques.