Rob Wilson checks his dive watch and stands up in his cumbersome dry suit, twin oxygen tanks strapped to his back. His buddies are already in the water - two free divers who’ll stay at surface ...

For the last 12 years a company called Bureo has been working with local fisherman to remove dangerous nets from the ocean.

The unusual discovery of a ghost net — a lost or dumped fishing net drifting through the ocean — washed up near Albany sparks concern for the nets' impact on local marine life.

To illustrate the importance of small-scale fishing and to highlight the damage that lost and abandoned fishing gear can have ...

Teams will be looking for the abandoned fishing gear in Cape Cod Bay, Boston Harbor and Stellwagen Bank National Marine ...

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.

KOTA KINABALU: Seabed pollution of discarded fishing nets continues to plague islands and waters in Sabah, prompting groups to step up removal efforts of this ecosystem-destroying debris.

Tagging and monitoring whales can reveal their extensive migration routes, but not how far—or whether—their ancestors roamed five million years ago. UC Berkeley researcher Larry Taylor knew ...

The abandoned nets are collected, sorted, and recycled into their patented Net Plus pellets that have found a myriad of uses thanks to support from partners in the surf and outdoor industry.