A bounty of abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear was unloaded at MacMillan Pier in Provincetown Tuesday afternoon. Known as ghost gear, the equipment was recovered in and around Provincetown ...

Lost, discarded or abandoned fishing gear make up for 10 per cent of all marine litter Large amounts of fishing gear lost at sea or abandoned by fishers are hurting the marine environment ...

The Ocean Cleanup is fighting against this accumulation. In 2024, the foundation removed 11.5 million kilos of garbage from the world’s oceans and rivers. They even put a price tag on cleaning up the ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO and the UN Environment Program, UNEP have made a number or recommendations for tackling the problem of abandoned fishing gear lost at sea and which ...

This wasn’t your average magnet fishing trip. I headed to an abandoned bridge known for sketchy structure and mystery below the surface. The location was risky, but the finds? Totally worth it. From ...

The fly-fishing exhibit "Time Flies," centered on 1925, at Creek Bend Nature Center in St. Charles ties into the 100th ...

Anglers are reminded to check their watercraft for registration, lifejackets and all other safety equipment prior to hitting ...

Director Charlton H. Bonham has assessed entanglement risk under the Risk Assessment Mitigation Program (RAMP) and announced ...

In the kayak photos shared to Facebook, you can see Bryant’s Vibe Kayaks Sea Ghost 130 partially submerged with lots of gear still strapped down. Among the gear visible is Bryant’s life jacket ...

State regulators in Washington have approved a new line marking rule for traps used in the state’s Dungeness crab fishery in the hopes of reducing the risk vertical lines pose to whales.