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ghost net

–noun
a commercial fishing net that has been abandoned and then accidentally entangles and kills marine life.
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ghost net  
n.  A plastic drift net that has been abandoned by a fishing boat and that entangles and kills fish, porpoises, seabirds, and other marine life.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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