Here's how Jorge the sea turtle prepared for the improbable journey—decades after he was found tangled in a fishing net off ...

In fishing communities from Japan to Ecuador to Argentina, old nets were burned, tossed into landfills, or thrown overboard into the sea because there was no good option for what to do with them.

One of last summer’s strandings — a 7-foot-3-inch fish in Gearhart — proved to be a rare hoodwinker sunfish, Mola tecta. New ...

Ghost nets—often discarded by fishing trawlers—are one of the biggest threats to marine life. Strong ocean currents can carry ghost nets over long distances, eventually washing them ashore.

"Recovery can be slow and difficult." Scientists raise red flag after uncovering overlooked threat lurking in ocean waters: ...

We cannot rebuild healthy oceans unless bottom trawling is stopped in the safe zones where fish populations should be able to ...

At the age of 99, the documentary film-maker David Attenborough has achieved his greatest triumph. With a single film clip, he has signed the death warrant for one of the world’s most destructive ...

Gambian fishermen are watching their future disappear. Their catches are shrinking, their costs are climbing and their boats ...

Harrowing footage from David Attenborough's new documentary OCEAN shows an up close ... Heartbreaking Video Shows Fish Fleeing Huge Nets ... "Being at the level of the net and seeing all ...

A Sydney shark expert has gone to town on the NSW and Queensland governments, accusing them of manipulating public perception ...

Last week, MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee renewed calls to ban bottom trawling, dredging and mining for aggregates on the seabed in what are known as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The ...