Every year, vast quantities of fishing gear is lost at sea - from nets to lines, pots and traps. The traps lay derelict on the seafloor, catching wandering crustaceans, which, once caught, may not ...

Chesapeake Bay crabbers took it hard in 2008 when the blue crab industry was officially declared a commercial failure. Blue crabs are to the Chesapeake what lobsters are to Maine—not just a major ...

The global pot fishing industry could be having a greater impact on corals, sponges and other species found on the seabed than previously thought, according to new research. Scientists from the ...

The findings of new research go against previous thinking around the damage caused by pot fishing to the seabed. The global pot fishing industry could be having a greater impact on corals, sponges and ...

Fishing pots fitted with LED lights catch significantly more shrimp and fish, new research shows. Fishing pots fitted with LED lights catch significantly more shrimp and fish, new research shows. In ...

Britta Denise Hardesty receives funding from numerous federal and philanthropic organisations for plastic pollution related work, including on abandoned, lost and derelict fishing gear (ALDFG). Chris ...

There are fewer than 500 North Atlantic right whales left in the world. And now, one less: This weekend, one of the 45-ton creatures was found dead off the coast of Maine, completely entangled in ...

A lobsterman was allegedly found illegally trap fishing on the Shark River Reef in August, according to the New Jersey Conservation Officer's Association. Lobster fishermen are not allowed to place ...

Leatherback turtles are highly vulnerable to getting entangled in lobster pot fishing gear off the coast of Massachusetts. A new study now shows that they can largely survive these entanglements — if ...