Public awareness is critical. Researchers discover 'hotspots' of dangerous issue in fishing industry: 'Not every fisherman is ...

BOSTON — Abandoned fishing gear has posed problems for authorities wishing to clear it from state waters and shorelines for decades, but new legislation is aimed at making that task easier. An ...

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

In addition to polluting the oceans with plastics, ghost gear is already impacting fishing yields. "The best estimate I've seen is about 10% of fish stock is trapped and killed by ghost fishing ...

The teams of marine researchers and citizen scientists found 606 pieces of ghost gear across all the dive sites, amounting to more than 1,200 square meters (about 13,000 square feet) of netting ...

As old as fishing itself, the problem has become a massive one to address. Experts estimate ghost fishing gear makes up at least 10% of all the trash in the ocean.

Ghost gear is lost or abandoned fishing gear that pollutes the ocean and other bodies of water. To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Download the WUSA9 app ...

Left: A stock photo shows a fisherman pulling a fishing net. Right: South Carolina seen on a map. An October, 2022 study has estimated the total size of fishing nets lost or discarded annually is ...

Oh, horrors: the Eve of all Hallows is upon us! Having its origins in the Celtic traditions of Samhain and a general understanding that as the days shortened and winter chills started to set in ...