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

BOSTON — Abandoned fishing gear has posed problems for authorities ... for coastal communities that deal with this form of pollution when it washes ashore. The state Division of Marine Fisheries ...

Both solid and liquid waste are being dumped indiscriminately into the Padma River, posing a long-term threat of water ...

New platform uses AI to detect where abandoned fishing gear is likely to be found on seabed floor, replacing time-consuming manual searching ...

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.

Saint Paul, Minn. — As you go through your tackle box to get ready for the 2008 fishing opener, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) encourages anglers to switch to lead-free fishing ...

In the French part of the Bay of Biscay, one of Europe’s richest fishing grounds, thousands of dolphins die each year after becoming accidentally entangled in fishing nets. On average, around a ...

TNPCB establishes fishnet collection center at Kovalam to combat marine litter, expanding to all coastal districts in Tamil Nadu.

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