"When lost fishing gear keeps catching fish after its intended lifespan, it is called ghost fishing." Karen Munro The whale's body came ashore near Scrabster He said ghost gear was the most ...

These "ghost" pots and traps, lost to storms or boat traffic, continue fishing long after they're discarded, ensnaring marine ...

This phenomenon is what fishermen refer to as “ghost gear.” In a phone interview with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Marina Petrovic, the assistant director of fisheries resource ...

Most of us have equipment like GPS and plotters ... is to reward fishermen for retrieving ghost nets. In regions like Europe where the fisherman's catch is capped, he suggests that for each ...

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 ...