Kyle de Bouter holds up a pair of Patagonia board shorts made of recycled fishing nets, smiling as workers nearby slice old nylon nets to stack into seven-foot square, one-ton bales. “This is 100% ...

Discarded nets, lines and traps are a hazard to marine life and ecosystems around the world, but pioneering programs are tackling the problem creatively through education, prevention, ocean cleanups ...

20 years of guiding in Alaska taught me a lot about gear—and to recognize substance over flash. You start with the basics, maybe some hand-me-downs or the cheapest ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Abandoned, lost or discarded fishing gear, commonly called “ghost nets,” continue to trap and kill marine animals such as sea turtles, dolphins and ...

Reef net fishing is an ancient, sustainable salmon-harvesting technique created and perfected by the Lummi and other Coast Salish Indigenous people over a millennium. Rather than chasing the fish, ...

The production of this article and accompanying photographs are the result of a collaboration between environment and science news platform, Mongabay, and McClatchy News. “Some mornings, the sun’s ...