Haunted Words, Part 6

A collection of ghost words … 🆕 Ghost Farms: “The [fish] farm eventually shut down, but instead of removing it, the company just abandoned it. From above, these fish farms may look like they have little impact on their surroundings. But they’re actually huge pieces of infrastructure. The ones being cleaned up here go 40 meters down. And because most of it is made of plastic, when they’re abandoned, they begin to break down, causing massive problems. The nets start to tangle, trapping and killing wild fish, which then attract and trap other fish, creating a cycle that could last for decades. Over time, the round cages collapse or separate. And the buoys crack and release the styrofoam they’re filled with into the surrounding waters.” Ghost Acreage: “a term from agriculture and economics. It describes the unseen land, water, energy, and labour required to produce what we consume, even though those resources may sit outside the ways we usually measure things.” Ghost Newspapers: “Most…