"Left unchecked, abandoned fishing gear poses several threats to our marine environment and ecosystems," Tarr stated in a press release. One of the problems it creates, he said, is “ghost ...

New platform uses AI to detect where abandoned fishing gear is likely to be found on seabed floor, replacing time-consuming manual searching ...

Ghosts are a booooming business. If you join one of the hundreds of ghost-hunting excursions offered around the country, you’re likely to encounter a slew of gadgets: EMF meters, REM pods ...

Fishing nets and other “ghost gear” left in the oceans have long been killing marine life. The university research team, in a report published in October, said discarded tires are also ...

Discarded or “ghost” fishing gear comprises 10% of all marine plastic debris in the ocean, persisting for decades and passively catching and killing species from sea snails to whale sharks.