IISc researchers recycle fishing nets into 3D printing filament by introducing a chemical cross-linker (melamine) into the melted waste.

State of calamity declared in 13 coastal barangays Fishing has been banned in 13 coastal barangays in Bais City, Negros Oriental after a containment dike ...

Once used to scoop fish from the sea off the coast of France, recycled fishing nets are finding new life in Ukraine to ...

Marine rescuers saved the life of a young seal after it became entangled in a discarded fishing net. BDMLR Marine Mammal Medics rescued a young gray seal in west Cornwall, which was entangled in a ...

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Enter solar-powered light buoys. A team from Arizona State University recently worked with coastal gillnet fishers in Mexico to develop lights that charge with the sun and function like buoys. The LED ...

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 ...

While sailing along Greenland’s southern coast, the crew struck an unseen fishing net drifting below the surface — a routine passage suddenly became an urgent effort to free the boat before the ...

On a recent afternoon, Kenrick Modie finished untangling his fishing net in a quiet Caribbean village. As he slipped into a hammock at his home overlooking the sea, he worried that his life and ...

In an archaeological achievement, researchers from Kumamoto University have successfully reconstructed the structure of prehistoric fishing nets from the Jomon period (ca. 14,000–900 BCE) by analyzing ...

Chloé Dubois, co-founder of The Ocean Legacy Foundation, is pictured near piles of plastic waste found in the ocean that will be recycled in Richmond, B.C. Their non-profit, in operation since 2021, ...

The number of Dhufish, snapper and red emperor fish off WA's coast are now deemed at "severe risk" of collapse. Fisheries officials warning current catch limits haven't stopped the decline, with the ...