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 ...

"This collaboration with the NBA provides us with an incredible opportunity to combat one of the greatest threats to our oceans: abandoned fishing nets, also known as 'ghost nets,'" WSL President ...

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.

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 ...

"Under the project, conservationists have rescued and released multiple migratory birds trapped in ghost nets — fine nets ...

Udupi: In a creative step towards marine conservation, discarded ghost nets retrieved from the coast of Karnataka, have been repurposed as eco-friendly beach furniture. As part of an ongoing ...

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.

For the Oceans Foundation successfully completed the first stage of its ghost net rescue campaign in Costa de Pájaros, Puntarenas, removing approximately 15 tons of abandoned fishing nets from the ...