He steadies himself then giant-strides into the cold Southern Ocean water. Volunteer divers gear up to inspect a reported ghost net off the coast of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. Photograph by ...

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.

“All plastic in the ocean is a result of human activity ... and food containers, the other is ghost fishing gear like nets, ...

Ghost nets — discarded or lost fishing nets — pose a severe hazard to marine life, often trapping turtles, dolphins, and other creatures, leading to injury or death.

The Indian Coast Guard's ship, Vigraha, rescued two endangered Olive Ridley turtles entangled in ghost nets. The annual ...

Ghost nets are abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear that continue to trap marine life, such as fish, sea turtles, dolphins, and sharks, while damaging coral reefs and seagrass beds. Globally, an ...

Plastic in the sea and “ghost nets” that endanger marine life are causing a headache in the tropical Maldivian paradise. At ...

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 ...

“All plastic in the ocean is a result of human activity ... and food containers, the other is ghost fishing gear like nets, lines, traps, and buoys. While any discarded plastic is a threat ...