Discarded nets, lines and traps are a hazard to marine life and ecosystems around the world, but pioneering programs are tackling the problem creatively through education, prevention, ocean cleanups ...

Your high-performance outerwear might be made from old fishing nets. The ocean is brimming with trash. This much we know already. Each year, an estimated 5 to 12 million metric tons of plastic enter ...

Shopping for a fly angler? A Fishpond net and Cling thermometer are durable, good-looking gifts that get used—and help ...

When he had his chance, Cuban-born net maker Miguel Sanchez escaped his home country, jumping from a Cuban fishing boat aboard a ship heading to Canada. The young law student escaped to start a new ...

The Fisheries Department has removed abandoned fishing nets, commonly known as ghost nets, from the Dolphin Wreck dive site ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, commonly called “ghost nets,” continue to trap and kill marine animals such as sea turtles, dolphins and ...

Ludvig Ramestam realized something had changed in Ukraine when people on the ground facing the Russian invasion began urgently requesting more fishing nets from his native Sweden. In 2022, the ...

Ghost nets are lost or abandoned fishing nets that can take centuries to break down. In the meantime, they can damage delicate marine ecosystems and entangle and kill wildlife. In 2015, a local NGO ...

What You Need to Know: Norwegian fishermen recently snagged an unusual “catch of the day”: the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered submarine, USS Virginia. While halibut fishing, the Øygutt’s fishing net ...