Our oceans are full of sophisticated, perfect traps: Nets, hooks, fishing lines. Designed to capture animals destined for our dinner tables, they often catch other wildlife too. This accidental ...

Bycatch in fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to sea turtles. But these creatures are particularly sensitive to green light so they’re less likely to get caught up in fishing nets fitted with ...

Studies have shown that lighted nets can reduce bycatch of sea turtles and sharks, but the idea has faced many hurdles to adoption. The batteries are short-lived, expensive to replace and raise ...

Researchers have developed solar-powered LED lights for gillnets that cut sea turtle bycatch by more than 60% without reducing target fish catch. Trials in Mexico’s Gulf of California showed the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Sea turtles often get caught on hooks intended for mahi-mahi in the waters off the coast of southern Peru. The government is training fishers in ...