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

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 ...

The Ocean Cleanup is fighting against this accumulation. In 2024, the foundation removed 11.5 million kilos of garbage from ...

It is estimated that 1 million tons of ghost gear enter the ocean every year. Whale watchers left stunned after unexpected ...

Volunteers have spent five hours removing a 1,300ft-long (400m) abandoned fishing net from Plymouth Sound National Marine ...

Ghost gear (n): Fishing gear, such as nets and lines, which has been lost or discarded in the ocean, and presents a danger to the marine environment and its creatures. Our oceans are filled with ...

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

When a fishing net gets lost at sea, or is dumped into the ocean, it becomes a “ghost net” – a danger for everything that lives in the water. Ghost Net Hunter (GNH) is a volunteer ...

“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 ...

ICG ship Vigraha rescues two Olive Ridley turtles trapped in ghost nets off Odisha. Part of 'Operation Olivia', ensuring ...