Podcasts: From unlistenable to unmissable When those nets get lost at sea, they become ghost nets, an expense for fishermen and deadly for marine life. It's hard to measure the scale of the ...

The World War II U-boat is covered with what they call ghost nets, which put marine life in danger. "Ghost fishing is what the nets do because the abandoned nets do what they're designed to do ...

Gill nets, fishing pots and traps are most likely to “ghost fish,” while long-lines are more likely to ensnare other marine organisms and trawls most likely to damage sub-sea habitats.

The survey revealed a significant accumulation of abandoned nylon fishing nets, or "ghost nets," tangled in rocks and the seabed. These nets, some as large as 14m, can take centuries to degrade ...