New warnings over ‘ghost nets’ after dive boat finds trapped sharks

New warnings about ‘ghost nets’ have been issued after two dead sharks were found tangled up in a large fishing net in the waters off East End.

Staff from Tortuga Divers noticed the large net in time to avoid any damage to the vessel and crew, but when removing the net from the water, dive staff found two dead specimens entangled in the net: one juvenile nurse shark and another shark carcass that was too heavily decayed for identification.