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 ...

Ninety percent of the world’s coral is in danger of disappearing by 2050. But with more funding, research, and volunteers, ...

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

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 ...

Nick Moran of Go Fly Maui (standing) and Campbell Farrell, executive director of Love the Sea, prepare tracking equipment to drop on a large ghost net during a helicopter search flight Jan.

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.

The presence of ghost nets in the sea poses a significant threat, especially when they become entangled around the necks or flippers of turtles. Since 2023, we have been undertaking a systematic ...

Scientists have discovered the most powerful ghost particle, 30 times more energetic than any detected on Earth, using a ...

Crew members of the Hawaiian Adventures Kona vessel Artemis recover a ghost net from waters off the Kona Coast on Feb. 6 during a whale watching tour. (Photo Courtesy: Hawaiian Adventures Kona) ...

The bulging lumps of trash, known as ghost nets, can drift hundreds of kilometres on ocean currents, harming endangered sea life and the environment. "Plastic washes around and around like [in] a ...

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 ...

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