Five divers will go down in timed intervals to prep more of the net to be recovered the next day. They’re all certified ...
These abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing nets silently drift beneath the waves, nearly invisible in the dim aquatic light.
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 World War II U-boat is covered with what they call ghost nets, which put marine life in danger. "Ghost fishing is what the nets do because the abandoned nets do what they're designed to do, which ...
A ghost net is removed by Ocean Voyages Institute from the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii in June. The organization, along with local nonprofits and government agencies, are trying to ...
Podcasts: From unlistenable to unmissable When those nets get lost at sea, they become ghost nets, an expense for fishermen and deadly for marine life. It's hard to measure the scale of the ...
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. 15.
Abandoned fishing gear posed problems for authorities wishing to clear it from state waters and shorelines, but new ...
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.
Visakhapatnam: A dead Olive Ridley sea turtle on Mukkam beach in Bhogapuram mandal has highlighted the growing concern among ...