You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, ...

Clothes and fishing nets that are made of nylon often end up in landfill or dumped in oceans, but a new way to break down the ...

nor the new need for a range of plastic-based protective equipment. Qualy is now producing seven different COVID-related products from fishing nets, including table shield clamps and stands.

The board’s 25-inch skatedeck is made out of recycled plastic fishing nets. What makes Bureo different from most companies is that it’s just as focused on its recycling mission as it is on selling its ...

Marine biologists diving in the Gulf of Thailand were thrilled in 2023 to rediscover several colonies of a rare type of ocean ...

A 2016 survey by Japan's environment ministry found that nearly two-thirds of the plastic that washes ashore is from the fishing industry. Nets and ropes alone accounted for more than 40 percent ...

Ropes and fishing gear used in the fisheries and aquaculture industries are a major source of microplastics in the ocean and littering along the ...