Discarded nets, lines and traps are a hazard to marine life and ecosystems around the world, but pioneering programs are ...

A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris, scientists said Thursday, ...

The following article first appeared in POWDER’s Fall 2024 print issue, ‘Not Another Gear Guide‘. Get a copy shipped directly to your home, or look for it on a newsstand near you. The ocean is ...

For the first time ever, 6,000-year-old Japanese fishing nets have been digitally resurrected, revealing a lost era of prehistoric mastery. In a groundbreaking archaeological study, researchers have ...

Researchers in Hawaii say they are "surprised and sad" to find plastic items and other marine debris in the stomach of a 60-ton sperm whale that washed up on a reef in a park in Kauai. The whale ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law aimed at protecting marine life by gradually phasing out the use of set ...

Sign up for our Metro US email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico on Friday banned ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A vessel seized for fishing in an off-limits area in Indonesia may have also been using a type of trawl net that’s been banned for its destructive ...

A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris, scientists said Thursday, ...

A whale that washed ashore in Hawaii over the weekend likely died in part because it ate large volumes of fishing traps, fishing nets, plastic bags and other marine debris, scientists said Thursday, ...