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Marine rescuers saved the life of a young seal after it became entangled in a discarded fishing net. BDMLR Marine Mammal Medics rescued a young gray seal in west Cornwall, which was entangled in a ...

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The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Marine Protection Department has seized abandoned nylon fishing nets on Al Aaliya Island as part of its ongoing efforts to protect fish resources and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For fishers working the inky dark night, it can be difficult to keep ...

Studies have shown that lighted nets can reduce bycatch of sea turtles and sharks, but the idea has faced many hurdles to adoption. The batteries are short-lived, expensive to replace and raise ...

In Australia's wild northern waters there have been stories of illegal fishermen being taken by crocodiles. But with mass fishing taking place in the Timor and Arafura seas, other dangers lurk. Like ...

A new harbour-based recycling facility has been set up in the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, which the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says is the first in the country. According ...

Ludvig Ramestam realized something had changed in Ukraine when people on the ground facing the Russian invasion began urgently requesting more fishing nets from his native Sweden. In 2022, the ...

In an archaeological achievement, researchers from Kumamoto University have successfully reconstructed the structure of prehistoric fishing nets from the Jomon period (ca. 14,000–900 BCE) by analyzing ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, commonly called “ghost nets,” continue to trap and kill marine animals such as sea turtles, dolphins and ...