and the creation of navigation hazards that can cause accidents at sea and damage boats. Gill nets, fishing pots and traps are most likely to “ghost fish,” while long-lines are more likely to ...

We got on the boat with them to learn more. Why it matters: Ghost nets are abandoned, lost or discarded fishing nets floating through the ocean. They often kill marine life that gets caught up in ...

The World War II U-boat is covered with what they call ghost nets, which put marine life in danger. "Ghost fishing is what the nets do because the abandoned nets do what they're designed to do ...

Abandoned fishing gear posed problems for authorities wishing to clear it from state waters and shorelines, but new ...

Abandoned fishing gear can "ghost fish," or trap and kill ocean animals that are never harvested. It's also costly - and ...

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 ...

Jannis Athinaios has been fishing ... of our research boat has been involved in many attempts to retrieve lost gear and, even when they are confident they know where a ghost net is, the net ...

Lost or abandoned fishing nets, which float around in the sea, or come to rest on the seabed, are often referred to as ‘ghost’ fishing gear. “We found an accumulation of remnants of nylon ...

The survey revealed a significant accumulation of abandoned nylon fishing nets, or "ghost nets," tangled in rocks and the seabed. These nets, some as large as 14m, can take centuries to degrade ...

Labor abuses on foreign-flagged fishing vessels in Indonesia’s remote eastern seas continue to claim lives, with Indonesian ...