These pots are lovingly handmade from rope collected by People of Porthtowan and beaches of Cornwall- U.K.TR4 - -
The pots are perfect for kitchen herbs or garden/patio/conservatory planters. Pease see photos for exact sizes. TWICE Washed in a washing machine at 60-safe! No chemicals, sprays or pollutants used on or near this product. Smoke, pet free house.
400-600 hand stitches or knots per p
ot.
10% sales goes to www.fathomsfree.org
Volunteer ghostnet divers, working hard, in freezing winter waters, to clear the wrecks and sea bed from nets/rope,lobsterpots, deadly fishing line, etc saving marine wildlife in Cornwall. Will arrive in a cardboard box with plant sellotape. Biodegradable packaging. There will be a brown label attached , handwritten saying
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Knot Fish pots
This rope has been returned by the sea bed and collected at Porthtowan beaches in Cornwall. Washed on 60- safe. This pot has over 400-600 knots or stitches.
640,000 tonnes of fishing gear is lost at sea each year. Thank you to all ghost gear divers and volunteers who keep our coastlines, wrecks and sea beds clean.
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How it works.. The mermaid basket, is tied at the entrance to Porthtowan beach. The local kids put string/rope/fishing gear inside, which is collected and washed. Currently 640,000 tonnes of ghost gear ( fishing nets, lobster pots etc) gets dumped into our oceans EACH YEAR. If a net gets torn, the Fishing boats have to pay to discard them into tips’, Often cutting huge nets off and dumping them back into the ocean. These nets continue to fish under water and roll over the sea bed causing reef damage until they get caught on a wreck or wash up. The bycatch ( fish accidentally caught by fishing boats ) is harsh with over 3,000 dolphins dumped overboard last year in bay of Biscay, drowned in nets. But some volunteers are doing phenomenally good things. www.fathomsfree.org are diving many sites in Cornwall Saving our marine wildlife. Or you can support www.seashepherd
Enjoy your purchase and thank you for saving our coastline and oceans.
“sea slaters”