Few humans will ever reach these depths. Scientists issue dire warning after making disturbing discovery at the bottom of the ...

The planet is drowning in plastic, with dire impacts on wildlife, ecosystems, and human health. Could a landmark global ...

You may have seen images of seabirds that have built their nests on discarded nets, lengths of rope and other plastic litter, or perhaps birds with stomachs full of microplastics. We also know ...

Lake Burullus, one of Egypt's most vital ecological and economic water bodies, is facing severe microplastic contamination, ...

One of the most damaging types of marine plastic pollution is abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear – commonly called “ghost gear.” Ghost gear is the most deadly form of marine plastic debris.

Plastic waste is increasingly causing problems for fishers. Fishnets bring up bottles, propellers get tangled in bags, water pumps get clogged with debris, and boats collide with bags of trash. Until ...

Nets and ropes alone accounted for more than 40 percent of plastic pollution on the nation's shores. Fishing equipment washed up on a beach in Japan Tachibana Hiroki, head of the Ainan Fisheries ...

Entanglement in fishing gear is a leading threat to endangered whales and sea turtles. Trap fisheries, like California’s commercial Dungeness crab and New England lobster fisheries, are threatening ...

Small whales, dolphins and porpoises (collectively known as ‘small cetaceans’) are disappearing from the world’s oceans and waterways as they fall victim to fishing gear, pollution, and habitat loss – ...