Ingestion of marine debris can have lethal and sublethal effects on sea turtles and other
wildlife. Although researchers have reported on ingestion of anthropogenic debris by marine …

Fishing has many types of impacts on the marine environment. Degradation of seafloor
habitats by trawling has been widely studied, along with bycatch mortality, and ghost fishing …

Results from the first large-scale survey of floating natural (NMD) and anthropogenic (AMD)
debris (> 2 cm) in the central and western part of the Mediterranean Sea are reported …

Gillnets and traps often are considered to have fewer holistic environmental impacts than
active fishing gears. However, in addition to the targeted catches, gillnets and traps still …

Derelict fishing gear is a highly visible source of marine plastic pollution, causing mortality
and ecosystem degradation with uncertain long‐term consequences. The quantity of derelict …

Marine pollution by lost, abandoned or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) often has
negative impact on the ecosystem through plastic pollution and continuous capture of …

There is a paucity of data in the published literature on the ecological and economic impacts
of derelict fishing traps (DFTs) in coastal ecosystems. We synthesized results from seven …

Derelict fishing gear is a source of mortality for target and non-target marine species. A
program employing commercial watermen to remove marine debris provided a novel …

Every year, millions of pots and traps are lost in crustacean fisheries around the world.
Derelict fishing gear has been found to produce several harmful environmental and …

Derelict crab traps impact the coastal ecosystem through continued catch of target species
and species of conservation, economic, or recreational importance. During volunteer …