The tech company is aiming to address one of the biggest problems oceans are dealing with. Microsoft launches innovative technology to track 'ghost' threat lurking across globe: 'This is a real ...

When we think of plastic pollution in the ocean, we might think of discarded bottles and other litter, or even microplastics like nurdles. But one of the major components of this plastic problem is ...

SAN PEDRO, Calif. (KABC) -- Healthy Seas, a nonprofit that works to remove waste from the seas, recently teamed up with divers who can remove lost fishing gear and other debris to clean up a location ...

COLOMBO —Galle Face Beach in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo, is a popular spot among city dwellers, watched over by lifeguards assigned by the coast guard unit of the Sri Lanka Navy. But one ...

In Sri Lankan waters, there’s a growing problem of ghost nets that are entangling sea turtles, fish, dolphins and seabirds, reports contributor Malaka Rodrigo for Mongabay. “Ghost nets” are fishing ...

SAPIENTZA ISLAND, Greece, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Divers off the coast of Sapientza Island in southern Greece have launched a determined effort to remove "ghost nets" — abandoned fishing gear that silently ...

When Etiqa Life Insurance employee Audrey Soh was put in charge of the company's corporate social responsibility program, she expected to fill the docket with visible, photogenic initiatives. Cleaning ...

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 ...