Some of the largest living animals on the planet eat the tiniest food. For humpback whales, it's krill – small shrimp-like animals floating in the ocean. Capturing enough krill can take a lot of work, ...

Your high-performance outerwear might be made from old fishing nets. The ocean is brimming with trash. This much we know already. Each year, an estimated 5 to 12 million metric tons of plastic enter ...

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 ...

When he had his chance, Cuban-born net maker Miguel Sanchez escaped his home country, jumping from a Cuban fishing boat aboard a ship heading to Canada. The young law student escaped to start a new ...