It is reported that Yizheng Chemical Fiber Bona Company has also carried out the research and development of fully biodegradable fishing nets. In addition, scientists at Cornell University in the United States have also developed a new environmentally friendly material called iPPO, which can be decomposed faster under ultraviolet light.

In order to reduce ghost fishing gear and protect the marine ecosystem, the National Academy of Fisheries of Korea has recently developed 4 kinds of microbially degradable fishing net materials.

Ghost fishing gear refers to the fishing gear that is discarded during the fishing process. It is generally made of plastic materials such as nylon. This material is difficult to decompose in a short time, and it is also easy to wrap around the necks and fins of marine life. Unable to breathe and eventually die.

In 2005, the National Academy of Fisheries first developed a microbially degradable crab net using PBS as a raw material, and popularized it on the fishing site. However, the fishing net made of this material is only suitable for fishing bamboo crabs, not for swimming crabs, yellow croakers, etc., and the price is 2-3 times higher than that of ordinary fishing gear.

Since 2016, the National Academy of Fisheries has started to develop more cost-effective fishing gear materials with a wider range of applications, and finally successfully developed the above four microbially degradable fishing net materials. The new material has improved toughness, softness, decomposability, environmental protection, etc., and the cost has also been reduced (5%). It will be effectively promoted and applied in reducing ghost fishing gear and protecting the environment.