Ghost Fishing Nets – The Portsmouth-based brand making a real difference

British sustainable pet brand, Tangle, launched in 2022 with a mission to stop ghost fishing nets (fishing nets which have been discarded, lost, abandoned or dumped) from entering the precious marine environment. It’s estimated that 640,000 tonnes of ghost fishing nets end up in our oceans every year, accounting for nearly 50% of all plastics in the ocean. Born of the founders’ desire to make a real difference, Tangle’s range of premium dog products made from recycled fishing nets is expanding in 2023 and helps to prevent discarded fishing nets from entering the marine ecosystem and killing millions of turtles, dolphins, whales and other ocean life.

The Tangle Dog Lead – A strong, lightweight 4 ft dog lead made from discarded fishing nets featuring a padded brown cork handle and label, chrome plated clip and O-ring that allows for clipping the lead over your shoulder when your dog’s running free. The Tangle Dog Lead is durable, waterproof, chew proof and rinseable under the tap, available in two sizes 10mm for small and medium dogs and 12mm for larger dogs in Ocean Green online at www.tanglemission.com, RRP £39 including P&P.
Coming soon in 2023:
Tangle Dog Bowl, green marble-effect bowl made from recycled fishing nets, RRP £35
Tangle Throw Toy, strong, durable, lightweight and buoyant, RRP £14
Every Tangle product sold also supports Ghost Fishing UK, a charity dedicated to removing abandoned, lost and discarded fishing gear from UK waters.

Tangle Co-founder Sam Cartwright explains: “For 2023, we’re aiming to stop 526 tennis courts (137,800 sqm) worth of fishing nets becoming ghost nets. We’re all already aware of the impact of plastic bottles and straws, but in reality ghost nets make up nearly half of all ocean plastics and they’re far more deadly. By creating our beautifully-made dog products from recycled nets, we’re helping animal lovers save the oceans without compromising on quality, function or design.”

Co-founder Xavier Warburton adds: “We’re extremely proud of the products that we’re creating at Tangle, by creating a process where fishers are incentivised to donate their old nets, we’ve been able to stop ghost nets at their source and recycle them into something useful and beautiful. We want to continue to actively remove ghost net material from the oceans, recycling these into products, as well as educating communities about the ghost net problem and how they can help.”