Indigenous artists from across Cape York in far north Queensland have joined forces to help protect the environment.The Carpentaria Ghost Net Program has brought artists together, to weave thousands of metres of discarded fishing nets.
The program sees nets found on beaches in the region collected and turned into sculptures.
Aurukun artist Gina Allain says ghost nets are damaging the cape.
"They're killing turtles, crocodiles, they just got photos at Aurukun when they were collecting ghost nets ... of a huge crocodile that had been caught in the nets for months so that it was totally bloated and ... wrapped in the nets," she said.
She says the weaving project a great way to raise awareness.
"They wanted to find ways of making it useful, because there is so much of it and to create awareness to the public of the fact that there's these great big nets - some are four kilometres long, and when they fold them up they are the size of a regular house," she said.
ABC News
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