"The term \u00E2\u0080\u009Cabandoned fishing gear\u00E2\u0080\u009D means fishing gear over which that operator/owner has control and that could be retrieved by owner/operator, but is deliberately left at sea due to force majeure or other unforeseen reasons. The term \u00E2\u0080\u009Clost fishing gear\u00E2\u0080\u009D means fishing gear over which the owner/operator has accidentally lost control and that cannot be located and/or retrieved by owner/operator. The term \u00E2\u0080\u009Cdiscarded fishing gear\u00E2\u0080\u009D means fishing gear that is released at sea without any attempt for further control or recovery by the owner/operator."@en . "Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper No. 523, FAO and UNEP, 2009 9http://www.fao.org/docrep/011/i0620e/i0620e00.html" . "2023-05-26T16:19:17"^^ .