January, 27th 2022. International Office of Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa held an online zoom event, Research Talk 10. The event theme’s is “Ghost Fishing and Its Effect on Envirovment.”. The Speaker is Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saeid Gorgin from Gorgan University, Iran an the moderator is Fahresa Nugraheni, S.Pi M.Si from Fisheries Science Department Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saeid Gorgin explained clearly about the harm of fishing gears’ waste in the sea. In example, the unused and broken fishing net that dumped and left in the ocean floor can trap nearby sea creatures, make them unable to move and dead. Any of the fishing gears and plastics waste could cause terrible harm to the unfortunate sea creatures that got trapped by the waste.
The online seminar participated by lecturer and university students of UNTIRTA. The total online participants are 160 people and joined via zoom. This event purposed to raise awareness of waste management and disposal to the ocean and shared knowledge about Ghost Fishing and Its harm towards sea environment.