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 ...

Despite repeated enforcement drives, including the seizure of four tonnes of banned fishing nets last week, the illegal China ...

Your high-performance outerwear might be made from old fishing nets. The ocean is brimming with trash. This much we know already. Each year, an estimated 5 to 12 million metric tons of plastic enter ...

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 ...

With their dense mesh, the nets can tangle drone propellers. It’s a simple but effective countermeasure that reflects how low-tech means can blunt high-tech weapons in the war. With their dense mesh, ...

Hundreds of dolphins die in fishing nets every year. How adding this one thing to nets s could help save them ...

A brother-and-sister team in Spain started a sustainable business model recycling old and damaged nets into stadium seating and decorations. Credit... Supported by Visuals and Text by Lena Mucha For ...