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

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

Spurred by the sponge’s plight, Mehrotra recently led a study that assessed the scale of the impacts of discarded or “ghost” fishing gear on Thailand’s marine species. The study, published ...

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 ...

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 them. Experts estimate ghost fishing gear ...

RI ENVIRONMENT ‘Ghost gear’ haunts R.I. waters, harming marine life and the environment The Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation, the University of Rhode Island, and others are working to ...

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.

Ghost Fishing A night in search of Earnestine & Hazel’s most famous ghosts. (left to right) Bob Roy, Barbara Roy, Emily Guenther, and Stephen Guenther (Photos: Toby Sells) Toby Sells ...

"Ghost gear" is any discarded, lost, or abandoned, fishing gear in oceans, lakes, rivers and bays. This gear continues to fish and trap marine life.

Abandoned or lost fishing gear, including traps, crab pots and nets, litter the ocean floor in coastal areas around the world. Many continue to attract, entrap and kill fish and other marine life in ...

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