Gill nets, fishing pots and traps are most likely to “ghost fish,” while long-lines are more likely to ensnare other marine organisms and trawls most likely to damage sub-sea habitats.

No foul play is suspected, according to prosecutors, who released new information on Monday. Details here. A fishing vessel pulled up a wrapped body with its fishing nets about 40 miles off the coast ...

University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive ...

A body hauled in by the nets of a fishing boat off the coast of Massachusetts last week was likely a burial at sea and not criminal, according to the Suffolk County district attorney's office.

I argue that this represents a fishing net and that the structure is a sea altar dedicated to an unnamed Minoan tree deity. The ring's hoop is decorated with cockleshells, further emphasizing its ...

The body of a woman was caught in the nets of a fishing boat off the coast of Massachusetts last week, and officials now believe she was buried at sea.

A human body caught in fishing nets 40 miles off the Massachusetts coast last week had been embalmed and appeared consistent with a burial at sea, authorities said Monday. The state’s Office of ...