Explorer Heather Koldewey is helping people in the Philippines and beyond clean up ocean plastic, ... More than 705,000 tons (1.28 billion pounds) of fishing nets are lost yearly, ...

A rare, endangered dolphin has been found dead after apparently becoming tangled in a fishing net and drowning. The female Irrawaddy dolphin was found in the water on Tuesday this week by a fisher ...

MANILA, Philippines — In a move which a security analyst deems to be permissible, the Philippine Navy reportedly dismantled and confiscated Chinese fishing nets installed within the vicinity of ...

The program, which began in June 2012, established a community-based supply chain for collecting discarded fishing nets in rural coastal areas within the Philippines’ Danajon Bank, one of only ...

The Philippines said Wednesday it is banning the use of heavy-weighted fishing nets that drag along the ocean floor inflicting damage to seabed communities and coral reefs. The ban on "Danish seine" ...

Excavations from sites in Mindoro and Timor-Leste also uncovered the remains of deep ocean fish like tuna and sharks, along with fishing tools such as hooks, net weights, and gorges.