Divers collect fishing equipment, such as abandoned fishing nets known as ghost nets and ropes, from the seabed in Adana, Turkey, August 10, 2021. /CFP

Research conducted by the World Wide Fund for Nature in 2020 indicates that between 500,000 and one million tonnes of ghost fishing equipment are abandoned in the ocean each year, severely endangering marine life and sea habitats. /CFP

Through the Adana project, locals transform the waste materials collected by the divers into bags, cleaning cloths and other items. /CFP

The recycled products will also be brought into the local economy to boost the markets. /CFP