Fishing nets being recycled to help save the sea

Nets used to be brought to shore and left in landfill or discarded in the ocean – putting seals at risk….

For years the question of what to do with old fishing nets was a real headache.

Fishermen sometimes dumped them at sea, or they were brought to shore and discarded in landfill.

Now thanks to a scheme organised by Keep Britain Tidy, old fishing nets are for the first time being recycled here in the UK.

Reporter: Jonah Fisher

Video by Gwyndaf Hughes