Fish net removal alliance faces the snip

Turtle caught in abandoned fish net. Ghost nets Australia, Alistair Dermer

Derelict fishing nets, known as ghost nets, are a major environmental scourge on Australia's northern coastline.

Over the past decade nearly 13,000 have been removed thanks to the efforts of an alliance of more than 30 indigenous communities across WA, the Northern Territory and Queensland.

But that's all about to come to an end because of a lack of funding.

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