Gill nets, fishing pots and traps are most likely to “ghost fish,” while long-lines are more likely to ensnare other marine organisms and trawls most likely to damage sub-sea habitats.

His buddies are already in the water - two free divers who’ll stay at surface level and keep an eye on things, and two scuba divers who’ll help him recover the ghost net that descends like a ...

"The effects are pretty devastating because fishing ... all these species can get caught in the nets and end up drowning," she said. "Ghost nets can tangle on each other and create these walls ...

"Under the project, conservationists have rescued and released multiple migratory birds trapped in ghost nets — fine nets that are hard to spot — across a vast area," said Soumitra Roy of BAN ...

These freshwater species, which contribute to maintaining aquatic ecosystem, are threatened by ghost nets (abandoned gillnets) and water pollution (industrial waste). Annually, this freshwater ...

Crocodiles, pythons, turtles and manatees threatened by ghost nets In the Nyanga Basin area in Gabon, there are several threatened freshwater species such as African crocodiles (slender snouted ...