While ghost ships in pop culture are haunted by the spirits of the deceased, real-life ghost ships are less supernatural, but ...

BENEATH the surface of Plymouth South National Marine Park, a deadly trap lay hidden – an abandoned fishing net stretching ...

As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in — for better or worse, scientists are learning ...

Volunteers have spent five hours removing a 1,300ft-long (400m) abandoned fishing net from Plymouth Sound National Marine Park. The net, which had trapped and killed dozens of fish, seabirds, crabs, ...

While divers in the area encounter loads of debris, ghost nets pose a significant threat to sea wildlife. Commercial fishers ...

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

Costa Rica’s For the Oceans Foundation removes 15 tons of ghost nets in Puntarenas, protecting marine life. Join the fight ...

The Ocean Cleanup is fighting against this accumulation. In 2024, the foundation removed 11.5 million kilos of garbage from the world’s oceans and rivers. They even put a price tag on cleaning up the ...

A RECENTLY published study on a natural ocean process called the "Biological Carbon Pump" (BCP) makes a strong argument for more stringent protections of the marine environment, and in a way that will ...

‘Ghost nets’ trap and kill a significant number of marine animals, such as fish, crustaceans, sea turtles, sharks, and whales in the Gulf of Panama. They can also cause further destruction by ...

The team successfully removed 360 kilograms of non-biodegradable marine waste, with a significant portion being ghost nets—abandoned fishing nets that pose severe threats to marine biodiversity.