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.

This is what known as ‘ghost fishing’ which involves the swimming nets catching fish and diminishing some species. Others die even as the nets destroy breeding habitats for fish when the nets ...

Teams will be looking for the abandoned fishing gear in Bay, Boston Harbor and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

Photograph by National Geographic Wilson runs Ghost Fishing New Zealand (GFNZ), a Wellington based volunteer organization that’s dedicated to removing ghost gear and other debris from coastal ...

Fishing nets and other “ghost gear” left in the oceans have long been killing marine life. The university research team, in a report published in October, said discarded tires are also ...

The discovery of a so-called ghost net along Western Australia's southern coastline has sparked renewed calls for accountability on professional and recreational fishers who dump nets into the ocean.

A so-called ghost net has been found washed up along Western Australia's southern coast. The dumped or lost fishing nets are generally found off Australia's northern coast and pose a risk to ...