As the warmer air cools, the excess vapor condenses. Over the centuries, the rise of sophisticated commercial fishing fleets has led to a steep decline in marine wildlife. Atlantic cod ...

Commercial diver and part-time conservationist Bourton Scott has made a passion project out of searching out and cleaning up the unseen threat posed by “ghost gear,” the commercial nets and ...

Listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), great whites face threats from overfishing, accidental entanglement in fishing gear, and habitat ... to their current ...

They were found entangled in fishing gear and marine debris and are among 24 seals rescued and rehabilitated off of Block Island this year. "Last year throughout the entire year, we brought in 25 ...

So, why do these intelligent cetaceans continue to become entangled in fishing gear? Scientists have dissected the left eye of a juvenile humpback and revealed the species’ eyesight is weaker ...

CDFW will continue the existing 25% gear reduction and 30-fathom depth constraint for commercial crab fishing in zones one and two. A fleet advisory is in effect for recreational crabbing ...

Meanwhile, NOAA reiterated that the leading causes of whale deaths — often cited by offshore wind opponents — are vessel strikes and entanglement in fishing gear, not turbine construction. “This ...