Like unexploded ordinance left under long-forgotten battlefields, abandoned traps continue to endanger sea life on the bottom of Long Island Sound more than two decades after a die-off wiped out much ...

The rope became taut, putting a drag on the fishing boat in Long Island Sound north of Oyster Bay Harbor. Scott Curatolo-Wagemann hoped that on that July day, he had a catch that was more than a year ...

Ghost hunting might sound like fun, but ghost gear hunting has a measurable impact on local ecosystems, as the Tampa Bay Times illustrated. The outlet covered a cleanup effort at Fort De Soto Park ...

PORTLAND, Maine — Beneath the cold ocean waters off the coast of Maine, the nation's lobster breadbasket, lie hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of old wire lobster "ghost traps." Lost over the ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A baby dolphin was rescued on Wednesday under Pier 60 in Clearwater after getting tangled in the remnants of a crab trap. After an unsuccessful attempt to reunite the calf with its ...