He steadies himself then giant-strides into the cold Southern Ocean water. Volunteer divers gear up to inspect a reported ghost net off the coast of Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. Photograph by ...

The statistics are chilling—ghost nets are responsible for the demise of an estimated 300,000 to 500,000 marine creatures annually. Sharks, the apex predators of the ocean, fall victim to these ...

Udupi: Over the past two years, approximately 10 tonnes of ghost nets have been retrieved between Udupi and Karwar coasts as part of an ongoing retrie.

Gill nets, fishing pots and traps are most likely to “ghost fish,” while long-lines are more likely to ensnare other marine organisms and trawls most likely to damage sub-sea habitats.

Since May 2024, one ton of abandoned fishing nets have been collected along the Brazilian coast. NBA takes on 'ghost nets' with help from World Surf League: 'One of the greatest threats to our oceans' ...

When a fishing net gets lost at sea, or is dumped into the ocean, it becomes a “ghost net” – a danger for everything that lives in the water. Ghost Net Hunter (GNH) is a volunteer ...

Marine biologists diving in the Gulf of Thailand were thrilled in 2023 to rediscover several colonies of a rare type of ocean ...

The seal was spotted tangled in a lost fishing net, also known as ghost nets Campaigners are warning about the dangers of abandoned and lost fishing nets after a seal was found dead. Cornwall ...

“We exceeded our goal of capturing 100 tons of toxic consumer plastics and derelict ‘ghost’ nets, and in these challenging times, we are continuing to help restore the health of our ...

Tagging and monitoring whales can reveal their extensive migration routes, but not how far—or whether—their ancestors roamed five million years ago. UC Berkeley researcher Larry Taylor knew ...