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Marine team saves endangered sea turtle tangled in fishing net

This is the dramatic moment marine rescuers saved a turtle trapped in a fishing net at sea. The Pattaya Marine Disaster ...
Mongabay

Conservationists suspect fishing nets, increased tourism for sea turtle deaths in Bangladesh

More than 100 olive ridley turtles were found dead in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar Beach in the last few weeks. Conservationists blame the uncontrolled use of fishing nets and increased tourism during the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

‘Ghost Gear,’ or Abandoned Fishing Equipment, Is Haunting the Oceans. Here’s How Conservationists Are Fighting Back

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 ...
Amazing Sea on MSN

Net fishing at sea and the catch was massive!

We spent Christmas at sea, successfully net fishing in three carefully chosen areas. We caught a total of 116 kilos of fish, resulting in a sale of 6,960. This holiday was a fruitful experience and a ...
Seattle Times

Bering Sea fish bounty brings help, headaches for trawlers

ABOARD THE NORTHERN HAWK, Bering Sea — Some 400 miles northwest of Dutch Harbor, Bering Sea pollock congregated in spectacular fashion. In the wheelhouse of this factory trawler, Captain Jim Egaas ...