Discarded fishing nets, fishing lines, plastic and other waste are dangerous to aquatic birds, whales, dolphins, sea turtles and other marine animals, said Huang Shu-ting (黃蜀婷), president of a ...

Discarded fishing nets, fishing lines, plastic and other waste are not only dangerous to aquatic birds, but also to whales, dolphins, sea turtles and other marine animals, said Huang Shu-ting (黃蜀婷), ...

The bioplastics company, with an office in Shelton, collaborated with a UConn marine sciences team to evaluate the product’s ...

NestFest, one of my favorite volunteer events of the year, is coming up on March 11th! NestFest is a coastal cleanup that focuses on removing dangerous litter from important sea ...

There’s yet more evidence that exposure to plastics can be harmful to health. Recent research indicates that black plastic found in items like food containers, kitchen utensils, and toys often ...

a joint night patrol team on Saturday rescued and released 16 of the endangered turtles entangled in a trawl net off the Chennai coast. Experts said this is the first evidence that the turtle ...

the Turtle Hospital's manager. "She was entangled in fishing line and covered in tumors, and really beat the odds." "Wow," whose unusual name stemmed from rescuers' reaction upon spotting her ...

They get entangled in the fishing nets and ... “We do see a lot of garbage on our shores and the turtles could be victims of plastic waste-based deaths. It is common knowledge that pollution ...

Although no sharks, rays or turtles ... entangled in discarded fishing gear in Thailand. Image courtesy of Aow Thai Marine Ecology Center (ATMEC). Salisa Traipipitsiriwat, Southeast Asia plastic ...

"Turtles float on the water to breathe, but once they get entangled in fishing nets, they remain underwater for too long and suffocate," he rold AFP. "It's tragic that they come here to reproduce ...