Abandoned fishing gear can "ghost fish," or trap and kill ocean animals that are never harvested. It's also costly - and ...

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 ...

Massachusetts has taken a significant step toward addressing the environmental threat of abandoned fishing gear, commonly known as "ghost gear," with passage of a new law that grants the state the ...

Founder Lesley Hyde has led paranormal investigations across the state. Here's why she says these seven places are haunted.

When fishing gear is lost at sea during severe weather events, collisions or otherwise abandoned in the ocean, it can continue to bait and trap marine life that is never harvested. This phenomenon is ...

Volunteer scuba divers are clearing "ghost nets" caught on a shipwreck off the coast of San Pedro. We got on the boat with ...

Gear tampering in the Gulf of St. Lawrence region off P.E.I. is more common than it used to be, according to the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. When lobster fishing gear in particular gets cut ...

When someone cuts lobster traps loose from their mooring, the traps become what's called "ghost gear," drifting in the ocean and continuing to trap lobster that nobody can harvest. "If they're ...