When we think of plastic pollution in the ocean, we might think of discarded bottles and other litter, or even microplastics like nurdles. But one of the major components of this plastic problem is ...

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- A group of volunteer scuba divers is on a mission to save our oceans from what they call "the silent threat of ghost gear." Recently, they embarked on a journey at the site ...

COLOMBO —Galle Face Beach in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo, is a popular spot among city dwellers, watched over by lifeguards assigned by the coast guard unit of the Sri Lanka Navy. But one ...

Volunteer scuba divers are clearing "ghost nets" caught on a shipwreck off the coast of San Pedro. We got on the boat with them to learn more. Why it matters: Ghost nets are abandoned, lost or ...

Discarded nets, lines and traps are a hazard to marine life and ecosystems around the world, but pioneering programs are tackling the problem creatively through education, prevention, ocean cleanups ...

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- Healthy Seas, a nonprofit that works to remove waste from the seas, recently teamed up with divers who can remove lost fishing gear and other debris to clean up a location ...

SAPIENTZA ISLAND, Greece, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Divers off the coast of Sapientza Island in southern Greece have launched a determined effort to remove "ghost nets" — abandoned fishing gear that silently ...

The National Basketball Association is collaborating with the World Surf League to make history by launching the "Nets for Change" initiative, aiming to reuse underwater fishing nets for use on ...

For the Oceans Foundation successfully completed the first stage of its ghost net rescue campaign in Costa de Pájaros, Puntarenas, removing approximately 15 tons of abandoned fishing nets from the ...

Ghost nets removed at the site. - Photo: FISHERIES DEPARTMENT BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: The Fisheries Department has removed abandoned fishing nets, commonly known as ghost nets, from the Dolphin Wreck ...